plan 133Safe water for remote secondary schools in Songea

Summary

Drilling 3 borehole for 3 remote secondary to make them access to clean and safe water to over 1200 students hence serve time used to walk 1 to 2 km fetching water. The only source of water they use is local dug wells which are open and easily spoiled b

Background

Experience relating to the project:
PADI has been implementing this kind of water project for more than four years, beginning in 2003. The first implementation of the project was done in the Mletele ward at Liwumbu B streets from June to August 2003, where seven (7) improved traditional water wells were built. PADI received funds from Peace Corps Tanzania under the supervision of Mr. Tim Hogan.

The second implementation of the project took place from September to November 2003, where PADI received funds from professors Miller and Rulfs of the USA and constructed 4 improved traditional water wells.

The third project implementation took place from October 2005 to December 2005, funded by Help Age International, which enabled PADI to build 8 improved traditional water wells.

The fourth implementation took place from July –August 2007.The project funded by Run For Africa, the funding enabled us to construct 13 improved traditional water wells and 1 bore hole.

The fifty project implementation took place from Nov. 2007 to January 2008, funded by Help Age International, which enabled PADI to build 7 improved traditional water wells in Mshangano ward , in total over 6200 people are benefiting from the project.

Location

, Ruvuma , Tanzania

Attachments

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    More detail

    Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

    I appreciate the listing of the past projects, but much of the enclosed information is repeated from your Organizational Profile. Since we are focusing on how this specific project will work I would like to read more in detail about the model. How do you mobilize community? What makes what you did in the past a success. Not just that you...

    I appreciate the listing of the past projects, but much of the enclosed information is repeated from your Organizational Profile. Since we are focusing on how this specific project will work I would like to read more in detail about the model. How do you mobilize community? What makes what you did in the past a success. Not just that you did it. But HOW you did it. Also, in the project history, can we hear about the "need" in the community? what is the water situation now?

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    Beneficiary numbers

    Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Network

    Please explain the numbers: we would like to see the numbers that going to be impacted by this proposal. Reading the text, it appears that the numbers refer to the people already helped by earlier projects (39 wells and a borewell) or one could read it as the total population. Also, the numbers are the same in both applications.

    Please explain the numbers: we would like to see the numbers that going to be impacted by this proposal. Reading the text, it appears that the numbers refer to the people already helped by earlier projects (39 wells and a borewell) or one could read it as the total population. Also, the numbers are the same in both applications.

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • Sorry the number of Beneficiaries who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in the project background, only appeared in short project Description. To rectify this, the number of beneficiaries who are going to benefit from the project in total are 1200 students ( From Kalembo Secondary school have 505 students, Luw...

      • Sorry the number of Beneficiaries who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in the project background, only appeared in short project Description. To rectify this, the number of beneficiaries who are going to benefit from the project in total are 1200 students ( From Kalembo Secondary school have 505 students, Luwawasi sec school 417 and Chandarua Sec. School 278 ) of which 592 are girls and 608 boys.

      • It is true that the Number of people benefiting from the past projects is the same in both applications because the project we expect to implement this year will be in the same wards we implemented last projects except it will be in different schools and villages. The beneficiaries are the part of the total population of 37,303 people in three wards where we implement the project.

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • Sorry the number of Beneficiaries who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in the project background, only appeared in short project Description. To rectify this, the number of beneficiaries who are going to benefit from the project in total are 1200 students ( From Kalembo Secondary school have 505 students, Luw...

      • Sorry the number of Beneficiaries who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in the project background, only appeared in short project Description. To rectify this, the number of beneficiaries who are going to benefit from the project in total are 1200 students ( From Kalembo Secondary school have 505 students, Luwawasi sec school 417 and Chandarua Sec. School 278 ) of which 592 are girls and 608 boys.

      • It is true that the Number of people benefiting from the past projects is the same in both applications because the project we expect to implement this year will be in the same wards we implemented last projects except it will be in different schools and villages. The beneficiaries are the part of the total population of 37,303 people in three wards where we implement the project.

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    Pump and water table info

    Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Network

    Could you specify the type of pump? What is the maximum depth it can get water up from?

    Do you know the depth of the water table? Or is it just an estimate or common knowledge?

    Could you specify the type of pump? What is the maximum depth it can get water up from?


    Do you know the depth of the water table? Or is it just an estimate or common knowledge?

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      The type of pump is SWN 80, Maximum depth it can get water up from is 35 meters while the depth of water table is 15 meters to 25 meters

      The type of pump is SWN 80, Maximum depth it can get water up from is 35 meters while the depth of water table is 15 meters to 25 meters

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      The type of pump is SWN 80, Maximum depth it can get water up from is 35 meters while the depth of water table is 15 meters to 25 meters

      The type of pump is SWN 80, Maximum depth it can get water up from is 35 meters while the depth of water table is 15 meters to 25 meters

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    More detail

    Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop

    I appreciate the listing of the past projects, but much of the enclosed information is repeated from your Organizational Profile. Since we are focusing on how this specific project will work I would like to read more in detail about the model. How do you mobilize community? What makes what you did in the past a success. Not just that you...

    I appreciate the listing of the past projects, but much of the enclosed information is repeated from your Organizational Profile. Since we are focusing on how this specific project will work I would like to read more in detail about the model. How do you mobilize community? What makes what you did in the past a success. Not just that you did it. But HOW you did it. Also, in the project history, can we hear about the "need" in the community? what is the water situation now?

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      In mobilizing the community PADI always conduct meetings to those villages and schools requested water support. During the meeting we always explain how the project will be conducted and other project conditions which include: i) For safe water to schools if their request is to have hand pump-the school community are required to constr...

      In mobilizing the community PADI always conduct meetings to those villages and schools requested water support. During the meeting we always explain how the project will be conducted and other project conditions which include:
      i) For safe water to schools if their request is to have hand pump-the school community are required to construct pump house as their contribution , form Water Maintenance Fund ( WMF) and Wells Monitoring Committees (WMC) which consist of 10 people per well. When all these have been agreed they always sign a contract of receiving the support( contribution for this range from 10-20% or more ).
      ii) For Improved Traditional water wells the community will only be eligible to get the support if they will be able to agree the following:
      • They agree to collect sand and stones, clearing the site, digging the well, supporting the well technician as their contribution to the project
      • They agree to formulate Well Monitoring Committee (WMC) and Water Maintenances Fund(WMF) in each village and finally sign the contract for being supported.(Contribution from the community for
      this range between 30-45%) .

      Impact of our services
      1.Mdandamo Secondary School is among the beneficiaries of the project . Before the support students from Mdandamo had to move about 1.km to 2 km far away from the school fetching some water. The students wasted a lot of time for fetching water for a variety of uses including cleanliness, cooking and school buildings construction. They missed many lessons because of water problem. It was not easy to grow neither vegetable nor flowers as it was not easy to access to water for such activities.

      After receiving the support the school has developed vegetable garden and has planted flowers around the school campus. The projects have developed for the purpose of increasing school income through produce selling and nutrition by eating the vegetable as part of their meals. Flowers will help to beautify the school environment. From July 2007 to August 2007 the school has managed to cultivate 30 seed beds with Chinese cabbages . They expect to increase 20 seed beds for the same purpose. The project is expected to harvest more than 2500 kilograms valuing Tshs 750,000= after 6 months from now. In his own words the headmaster( Mr. Fracis Kyando) had the following to say:
      “The bore hole you have given us has enabled our school to start vegetable production which will help us to save some of the money that we used to buy vegetables from business people which had been costing us a lot of money. At the same times, time wastage has minimised by 98%.We really appreciate the support. We hope it will resolve some of the health issues that we have been facing at our school.”

      2.Mrs Azizi Aly (70years old) a widow living at Luhira in Mletele ward is among of more than 600 villagers who have benefited from the project. She had the following comments:
      “ As we are living far away from the town centre, we had no dreams to get such services now. I am over 70 years now. It is for my first time to use water from the improved sources like this, for all 70 years we have been using local dug wells which are open and offer free access to dogs, pigs, mosquito and human activities like clothes washing and bathing. It is even worse during the rainy season when some of the wells become dirtied soil due to run off water from hills to the streams. Your support has helped to restrict some of the dangers that we used to face. Thanks very much. We are very happy that our health will be improved.”

      Even after the construction of 39 improved Traditional water wells in nine village, and ( 1 bore hole in Mdandamo Secondary school the need to expand the project to other areas villages and schools is greater more than 10 requests from secondary schools and villages within the district and outside the region have been received at our office requesting to be given the same support.( see the attached file in the other doc.)

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      In mobilizing the community PADI always conduct meetings to those villages and schools requested water support. During the meeting we always explain how the project will be conducted and other project conditions which include: i) For safe water to schools if their request is to have hand pump-the school community are required to constr...

      In mobilizing the community PADI always conduct meetings to those villages and schools requested water support. During the meeting we always explain how the project will be conducted and other project conditions which include:
      i) For safe water to schools if their request is to have hand pump-the school community are required to construct pump house as their contribution , form Water Maintenance Fund ( WMF) and Wells Monitoring Committees (WMC) which consist of 10 people per well. When all these have been agreed they always sign a contract of receiving the support( contribution for this range from 10-20% or more ).
      ii) For Improved Traditional water wells the community will only be eligible to get the support if they will be able to agree the following:
      • They agree to collect sand and stones, clearing the site, digging the well, supporting the well technician as their contribution to the project
      • They agree to formulate Well Monitoring Committee (WMC) and Water Maintenances Fund(WMF) in each village and finally sign the contract for being supported.(Contribution from the community for
      this range between 30-45%) .

      Impact of our services
      1.Mdandamo Secondary School is among the beneficiaries of the project . Before the support students from Mdandamo had to move about 1.km to 2 km far away from the school fetching some water. The students wasted a lot of time for fetching water for a variety of uses including cleanliness, cooking and school buildings construction. They missed many lessons because of water problem. It was not easy to grow neither vegetable nor flowers as it was not easy to access to water for such activities.

      After receiving the support the school has developed vegetable garden and has planted flowers around the school campus. The projects have developed for the purpose of increasing school income through produce selling and nutrition by eating the vegetable as part of their meals. Flowers will help to beautify the school environment. From July 2007 to August 2007 the school has managed to cultivate 30 seed beds with Chinese cabbages . They expect to increase 20 seed beds for the same purpose. The project is expected to harvest more than 2500 kilograms valuing Tshs 750,000= after 6 months from now. In his own words the headmaster( Mr. Fracis Kyando) had the following to say:
      “The bore hole you have given us has enabled our school to start vegetable production which will help us to save some of the money that we used to buy vegetables from business people which had been costing us a lot of money. At the same times, time wastage has minimised by 98%.We really appreciate the support. We hope it will resolve some of the health issues that we have been facing at our school.”

      2.Mrs Azizi Aly (70years old) a widow living at Luhira in Mletele ward is among of more than 600 villagers who have benefited from the project. She had the following comments:
      “ As we are living far away from the town centre, we had no dreams to get such services now. I am over 70 years now. It is for my first time to use water from the improved sources like this, for all 70 years we have been using local dug wells which are open and offer free access to dogs, pigs, mosquito and human activities like clothes washing and bathing. It is even worse during the rainy season when some of the wells become dirtied soil due to run off water from hills to the streams. Your support has helped to restrict some of the dangers that we used to face. Thanks very much. We are very happy that our health will be improved.”

      Even after the construction of 39 improved Traditional water wells in nine village, and ( 1 bore hole in Mdandamo Secondary school the need to expand the project to other areas villages and schools is greater more than 10 requests from secondary schools and villages within the district and outside the region have been received at our office requesting to be given the same support.( see the attached file in the other doc.)

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    Proper survey and management committees

    Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

    It will be good if you can have a proper survey of the number of pupils that will benefit from each school to have realistic a figure. Are there school management committees in each of the schools? If so are they part of the water maintenance management fund committees?

    It will be good if you can have a proper survey of the number of pupils that will benefit from each school to have realistic a figure.

    Are there school management committees in each of the schools? If so are they part of the water maintenance management fund committees?

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School. • The ten people described in ...

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School.

      • The ten people described in the proposal on a part of community organization will be the school management committees in each school and they will be responsible in hand pump maintenance and managing maintenance fund.

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School. • The ten people described in ...

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School.

      • The ten people described in the proposal on a part of community organization will be the school management committees in each school and they will be responsible in hand pump maintenance and managing maintenance fund.

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School. • The ten people described in ...

      • The project is going to provide 3 Hand pumps to 3 secondary schools, 1 hand pump to each school. The Number of students who are going to benefit from the project are 1200 ( 592 are girls and 608 boys) where Luwawasi Sec. School have 417, Kalembo Sec. School have 505 and 278 from Chandarua Sec. School.

      • The ten people described in the proposal on a part of community organization will be the school management committees in each school and they will be responsible in hand pump maintenance and managing maintenance fund.

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    Health and hygiene education

    Ned Breslin of Water for People

    Since the focus of this project is in the schools, are there plans to address health and hygiene education and other community outreach activities? And, are there sanitation facilities at the schools? If not, what are the plans to address sanitation? Thanks, Monica

    Since the focus of this project is in the schools, are there plans to address health and hygiene education and other community outreach activities? And, are there sanitation facilities at the schools? If not, what are the plans to address sanitation? Thanks, Monica

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      Dear Ned Breslin At the moment we have not a plan concentrating in health and hygiene education and other community outreach activities except after training them to care the well surrounding environment. •To avoid washing, bathing , cultivating or doing any sort of human activities including cultivation of the upstream land to a...

      Dear Ned Breslin
      At the moment we have not a plan concentrating in health and hygiene education and other community outreach activities except after training them to care the well surrounding environment.
      •To avoid washing, bathing , cultivating or doing any sort of human activities including cultivation of the upstream land to avoid deforestations and water contamination.
      • Also we teach them to practice a forestation around the well areas to avoid water source dry up. We think your observation is good for us to consider this and concentrate on it.

      • Susan Davis of CARE

        It is my understanding that much of the health impact in schools comes from education on hygiene and access to water for hygiene. There are some helpful tools and information on this website: http://www.schoolsanitation.org/

        It is my understanding that much of the health impact in schools comes from education on hygiene and access to water for hygiene. There are some helpful tools and information on this website:
        http://www.schoolsanitation.org/

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

          • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

            Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

            Dear Susan David

            Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
            Regards
            Msigwa

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

          Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

          Dear Susan David

          Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
          Regards
          Msigwa

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

          Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

          Dear Susan David

          Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
          Regards
          Msigwa

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

          Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

          Dear Susan David

          Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
          Regards
          Msigwa

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

        Dear Susan David

        Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
        Regards
        Msigwa

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

        Dear Susan David

        Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
        Regards
        Msigwa

    • Susan Davis of CARE

      It is my understanding that much of the health impact in schools comes from education on hygiene and access to water for hygiene. There are some helpful tools and information on this website: http://www.schoolsanitation.org/

      It is my understanding that much of the health impact in schools comes from education on hygiene and access to water for hygiene. There are some helpful tools and information on this website:
      http://www.schoolsanitation.org/

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

          Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

          Dear Susan David

          Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
          Regards
          Msigwa

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

        Dear Susan David

        Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
        Regards
        Msigwa

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

        Dear Susan David

        Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
        Regards
        Msigwa

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

        Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

        Dear Susan David

        Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
        Regards
        Msigwa

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

      Dear Susan David

      Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
      Regards
      Msigwa

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

    • Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI)

      Dear Susan David Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help Regards Msigwa

      Dear Susan David

      Thank you very Much for your generous contribution to our project. The link( website ) you have given us will be of much help
      Regards
      Msigwa