Year of grant : 2022
The main objective of this project is to increase access to clean and safe water for Murutabo villagers in Ngara district- Kagera region.
Specifically, there are four desired results:
- Increased water supply;
- Increased use of clean and safe water in households.
- Households adopt practices and safe water.
- The village water committee works effectively to manage water points.
Interviews, observations, site visits and project meetings were the methods used to evaluate project activities.
What emerged was a good level of collaboration between the beneficiaries and all stakeholders, such as village leaders, village water committee members, Rural Water and Sanitation Authority (RUWASA) and KAPECEDEFO technicians during the implementation of project activities.
AJUWAYE SOLOMON MGEGE FORM FOUR STUDENT GIRL AT KIRUSHYA SECONDARY SCHOOL ” NOW WE GET PLENTY OF CLEAN WATER FOR DRINKING,COOKING , WASHING AND BATHING HERE AT THE SCHOOL TO CONCENTRATE WITH STUDIES”
AMINESS ATHUMAN 29 WOMAN WITH 3 CHILDREN” I USED TO FETCH DIRTY WATER FROM THE STREAM WHICH HAD TO BE LEFT FOR HOURS TO SETTLE . PRESENTLY, CLEAN WATER IS FETCHED VERY CLOSE AT THE DOMESTIC POINT”
BOY CARRYING WATER FROM NEARBY WATER POINT FOR DOMESTIC USE
CHILDREN FOUND COLLECTING WATER FROM THE WATER POINT
COMMUNITY DIGGING A TRENCH TO LAY POLYPIPES FOR CONSTRUCTING DOMESTIC POINT
COMMUNITY MEMBERS COLLECTING AND TRANSFERRING SAND TO THE WATER POINT SITE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS POUNDING STONES TO GET GRAVEL FOR PROJECT WORKS
ESEZA BLASIYO MAKUMBI 58 YRS OLD WITH 8 CHILDREN ” WATER IS COLLECTED NEARBY SPENDING LESS WALKING DISTANCE AND TIME. COLLECTING AND USING DIRTY WATER IS AN OLD STORY”
FENCED WATER POINT BY COMMUNITY USING LOCAL RESOURCES TO KEEP OUT ANIMALS
HERMAN MUHILE YOHANA 62 YRS OLD WITH 11 CHILDREN ” PREVIOUSLY STRUGGLING FOR WATER AND LONG QUEQUE WERE PART OF COMMUNITY LIFE BEFORE PROJECT INTERVENTION”
KAPECEDEFO’s CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LEANING ON IEC AND PROMOTIONAL SOLID METAL SIGN ERECTED IN THE SUB-VILLAGE
STUDENTS OF KIRUSHYA SECONDARY SCHOOLCOLLECTING WATER FROM THE WATER POINT AT THE SCHOOL
VILLAGER COLLECTING WATER TO MAKE BRICKS FOR CONSTRUCTING HOUSE
WOMAN COLLECTING WATER FROM WATER POINT CLOSE TO HER HOUSE
And for the future? The village water committee convened a meeting with the community and agreed that each able household will contribute Tshs 2,000/= annually to meet maintenance costs of the water point infrastructures. The households who will fail to contribute that amount will do general cleanness of the water points. On the other hand, any community member who will sabotage the water point infrastructure deliberately will cover all the maintenance cost alone.
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