Clean Water Tanks
Problem(s):
68% have access to safe water; most of which is in a borehole, well or spring.
The water must be carried sometimes miles to be purified (boiled) and then used.
There are still those who do not have access.
Solution(s):
Provide clean/safe water free of bilharzias Educate community members to construct clean water tanks and share knowledge with others in their communities.
Special Notes:
Trainees are taught to construct tanks from sand, cement, mixture of sand/cement, plastic, metal allowing them to use what is available in their community.
Goal is to enable/empower people to take ownership of their needs so that when the program is gone there are still capable members of society.
Brings water to countless communities that would not otherwise have access.Both women and men are trained.
The Process: (abbreviated)
1. Districts chose representatives to be trained (up to 10 people per district)
2. Trained
3. Return to community and construct water tanks
68% have access to safe water; most of which is in a borehole, well or spring.
The water must be carried sometimes miles to be purified (boiled) and then used.
There are still those who do not have access.
Solution(s):
Provide clean/safe water free of bilharzias Educate community members to construct clean water tanks and share knowledge with others in their communities.
Special Notes:
Trainees are taught to construct tanks from sand, cement, mixture of sand/cement, plastic, metal allowing them to use what is available in their community.
Goal is to enable/empower people to take ownership of their needs so that when the program is gone there are still capable members of society.
Brings water to countless communities that would not otherwise have access.Both women and men are trained.
The Process: (abbreviated)
1. Districts chose representatives to be trained (up to 10 people per district)
2. Trained
3. Return to community and construct water tanks