Safe Water for 11 Community Schools

Rotarians from the local Rotary club will accompany Pump Aid and assist in the well sitings to ensure community ownership, visit the sites regularly to review progress and publicize the commissioning of the working elephant pumps with the appropriate public relations.

Current status

This project replicates a model that has been developed elsewhere in Zimbabwe with great success. All planning has been completed and partners are in place. This latest project is awaiting funding to commence.

Project provides essential empowerment with clean water and sustainable food production for own consumption as well as for sale - fighting AIDS/HIV, Cholera (which is an issue at the moment) and child mortality for over 600 families in each community.

Tree Africa has a close working relationship with the Ministry of Education office for the area and also works closely with their Better Schools Program to teach sustainable production and consumption of nutritious foods and their importance for health and the fight against disease, especially AIDS/HIV.

School based communities are:

Mhandora Primary School - 600 beneficiaries
Dondishava Primary School - 800 beneficiaries
Manyewe Primary School - 600 beneficiaries
Benhura Secondary School - 1100 beneficiaries
Musena Primary School - 580 beneficiaries
Bunbe Primary School - 850 beneficiaries
Donain Primary School - 650 beneficiaries
Donain Secondary School - 600 beneficiaries
Munyati Primary School - 600 beneficiaries
Tafara Primary School - 1150 beneficiaries
Jompani Secondary School - 800 beneficiaries
Jompani Primary School - 300 beneficiaries

Involve the community in provision and sustainability of a safe water supply to be used amongst other things to grow nutrition gardens and small livestock. Train residents in maintenance of pumps and sustainable food production for own consumption and sale.

Goals

• 12 resident dug wells in school-based communities
• 11 school based community nutrition gardens
• 2 school based community livestock herds
• Training in pump maintenance and sustainable food production
• Replication of sustainable technology in homes

Wells will be dug by residents selected by Pump Aid and Tree Africa to dig wells sited in community schools' grounds and supervised by experienced staff from the organizations who will ensure working and construction of the well's elephant pumps. The pumps are assembled by residents trained by Tree Africa's technical partner, Tree Aid to ensure sustainability in maintaining the pumps in good working order.

Tree Africa will be training residents in nutrition gardens and small livestock rearing on a sustainable basis.

Tree Africa will also train the schools on how to establish, run and maintain water and nutrition committees.