Water supply for Afrika

There is a banner placed on my blog since a couple of days. The banner was installed, adviced by a student colleague who works for the organisation Akvo. By placing the banner on my blog I hope there will be more interest for the projects Akvo stands for. I have chosen for the water supply for Modbaré, Burkina Faso.

This project proposal involves the construction of 22 rainwater harvesting systems for the village of Modbaré. Currently people depend on open ponds and hand dug wells which will provide water during a short period after the rainy season. These sources tend to dry up very quickly and people have to walk even further to fetch water from unsafe sources. This project will provide safe water "at the doorstep" by implementing 22 rainwater harvesting tanks at a household level.

The main objectives are create a water supply at a household level (10 m3 per household) to at least overcome the dry period, for drinking and other small domestic uses. Setup training and awareness sessions on operation, maintenance and management of rainwater harvesting systems to ensure a sustainable water supply. Create training and awareness on water quality issues related to the rainwater harvesting systems.

You can easily install a banner if you would like to participate. Just check the blog of my colleague: www.kleingeld88.blogspot.com

I will hope that my participation will help achieve these objectives.

Regards.