In Abudwak district of Somalia, 800 pastoral families rely on a generator-powered borehole as their sole water source. When the generator fails due to malfunctions, fuel price hikes, or supply interruptions from conflicts, these families face a gruelling 75-km journey by foot to find an alternative water sources.On average, the borehole functions only 8 days a month.CPD aims to break this cycle by installing a solar-powered water system, ensuring a sustainable, clean water supply for them.
Communities in rural villages, face recurrent droughts that devastate their lives and livelihoods. Climate change exacerbates these challenges. Currently, rural residents undertake a 75-kilometer journey to find water whenever the unreliable fuel-powered generator fails, whether due to mechanical issues, fuel shortages, or high fuel costs. This journey is perilous and exhausting, leaving families with insufficient water for both domestic use and livestock,contributing to the ongoing hardship.
Our project will construct a solar system that will utilise the abundant solar energy to power water pump so that the 800 families in Abudwak rural areas will get uninterrupted, clean, safe and reliable water for both domestic use and for their livestock. The project will also utilise an existing borehole and its infrastructure and replace the use of expensively unreliable fuel generator and once it is complete, the abundant solar energy will forever change the destiny of these 800 families.
This project will provide a lasting access to clean & safe water to over 800 families, something they have never had before. Its success will serve as a model for similar initiatives, promoting peace and security in a region where water scarcity often leads to conflict. By supporting this project, you will directly improve the lives of 800 families, offering them the dignity of safe water and the hope for a stable, healthier future. Together, we can turn the tide on the existing water scarcity.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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