Clean Water in Rwanda
Providing Safe and Clean Water in Ruhango, Rwanda
Status
Needs funding
Focus area
Location
Ruhango
Ruhango, Rwanda
In many areas of rural Rwanda people lack access to clean drinking water, having negative health implications. Providing safe and clean drinking water is urgently needed to prevent diseases, as well as reduce the risks to women by walking long distances to collect water. With this project 28 protected water sources will be constructed and 5 persons will receive training per year in the District Ruhango, Rwanda. This will all be done under the guidance of the local field partner COFORWA.
Target benchmarks
- 28 functioning water systems
- 5600 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 5 persons who receive training / education per year
As access to clean water has been proven to reduce illnesses in Rwanda, this project aims to make clean water accessible for local communities in Ruhango, Rwanda. This will improve the general health of the families as well as reduce womens burden of having the walk long distances to collect water. To this end 28 protected and accessible water sources will be built, the suitable type depending on the community and area.
Target benchmarks
- 28 functioning water systems
- 5600 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
- 5 persons who receive training / education per year
To ensure continuity of the project, it will be implemented in liaison with the local government (Sector level), who will follow up the project and integrate it with their water plans in the community. The government also takes the responsibility to train and sensitize the community on appropriate usage of the water sources.
COFORWA will instruct the people around the water systems on how to use and maintain the water resources. In future COFORWA will periodically inspect all water instruments. In general the fountain doesn’t need the maintenance in the short term.
In this way clean water solutions are being created that will give lasting clean water to communities.
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Project updates
Foto waaterpreoject februari
2010-03-12 17:49 by Elie Kabagema, Together in Action, via web
Photo credit: Stichting Samen in Actie
Met dit project is een goede samenwerking tussen de burgers, lokale overheid en onze organisatie heel nodig. Dit is een succes wat betreft dit project:
Foto water project februari 2010
2010-03-12 17:44 by Elie Kabagema, Together in Action, via web
Het waterproject in Rwanda loopt goed. Regen rond deze periode is een tegenslag maar onze medewerkers kunnen ze doorwerken. Burgers van district Ruhango zijn heel blij met het schoonwater te hebben.
Het project heel goed!
2009-12-01 18:04 by Elie Kabagema, Together in Action, via web
Het beschermen van waterbron Photo credit: Stichting Samen in Actie
Dankzij de samenwerking tussen onze organisatie, burgers en lokale overheid loopt ons waterproject conform ons plan.
Burgers moeten hun handen uitstrekken voor kleine klusjes (transport van stenen en materialen) De burgers krijgen tegerlijkertijd informatie over het water, onderhoud van de waterbron en gezondeten.
Via www.stichtingsa.nl kunt u belevenissen volgen en hoe de waterbron wordt beschermd en de samenwerking onder de gebruikers ervan.
Samen voor schoon en veilig drinkwater.
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Funding
2009-06-19 Request posted
Current funders
The Hague, The Netherlands
Grant: € 3,493
Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Grant: € 9,000
Detmold-Berlebeck, Germany
Grant: € 100
Donations from individuals
Total: € 966
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Partners
Field partners
The Hague, The Netherlands
Kigali, Rwanda
Support partner
Nieuwegein, The Netherlands