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Chilumba Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project

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Chilumba Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Project

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Countries: --
Basins: --
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
Project Tags:
Includes tags from the project and its locations.
Sanitation
Hygiene
Groundwater
Progress to Date: We have sensntized close to 1000 communities on PHAST and purify water Number of water points installed and number of toilets constructed
Services Needed: Communications & outreach
Financial support
Project management
Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partners: City
Government
NGO / Civil Society
Social Enterprise
Financial Institution
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: 1 - 3 months
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 80%

Project Overview

The Objective of the project is to provide access to potable water to communities and school going children who travels long distances to access potable water.The situation has resulted into communities using water from the nearby river.This has brough high occurrences of waterborne disaeses hence this project is so unique and important.We shall provide AFRIDEF hand pump which are easy to operate and easy to maintain so the innovative part of the project.We shall train commu…

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The Objective of the project is to provide access to potable water to communities and school going children who travels long distances to access potable water.The situation has resulted into communities using water from the nearby river.This has brough high occurrences of waterborne disaeses hence this project is so unique and important.We shall provide AFRIDEF hand pump which are easy to operate and easy to maintain so the innovative part of the project.We shall train communities in PHAST Approaches so that they adhere to hygiene and sanitation best practices.We shall promote construction of pit latrines to deal with issues of open defacation which is alsao rampant.The project will reduce waterborne disases,children will have access to clean water which is in line with sustainable development goal number 6

Unintended Consequences

no

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users, Raised awareness of challenges among local authorities
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: 1 - 3 months
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources

Missed Opportunities

Donor dependence so there is need to strengthen collaboration

Unintended Consequences

no

Project Narrative

Communities travel obver 15 kilometers to access water.There is open defacation so PHAST approach is needed

Partner Organizations


None found.

Brown Mtekela Mkandawire
Primary Contact  

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