Your support will help acquire an environmentally friendly solar powered water system that will benefit 3000 people including 100 peasant farmers in Namanongo. This will not only help meet the community's water needs, but also relieve women and girls from the strenuous task of using hand pumps, allowing girls to focus on school and women on income generating activities. Access to water will also secure the health of 1500 and 3500 goats and spur agricultural production and economic activities.
Namanongo consists of 18 villages with an estimated population of 3000 members who rely on 2 hand pumped boreholes for clean and safe water. Due to the high demand the 2 boreholes cannot sustain the community as they are constantly breaking down or drying out, especially during the dry season. This is a major threat to the health and socio-economic activities of the community as they turn to alternative but unsafe water bodies or endure long distances to access safe water.
AfricaAccessWater will provide a solar water system that covers a radius of 1 to 2 km, thereby benefiting 3000 people, including 100 peasant farmers, 1500 cattle and 3500 goats. The system will include tapped water or kiosks that will relieve the community from the strenuous task of using hand pumps and mostly help women and girls to draw water in much less time, give them time to focus on other productive activities such as school and business. The cost for setting up a system is $7646.
The provision of a solar water pump will support at least 3000 lives ensuring that they have long term access to clean and safe water, which will improve their health. Access to water will also enhance agriculture productivity and other socio-economic activities, and ultimately improve the quality of life of community members. With support from AfricaAccessWater, a selected local committee will be trained in maintaining the solar system.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
