Water for Mugeyo

Rehabilitation of drinking water supply in rural community in Ndiza, Rwanda

Status

Needs funding

Focus area

Project category

Location

Mugeyo
Muhanga, Rwanda

Description
Goals
Sustainability

The village of Mugeyo, Ndiza Region, Muhanga District, Rwanda, will be provided with seven public water taps. The water comes from a natural source in the mountains nearby, and a pipe line of 9 kms to the valley will be built. A school with 700 pupils will get water from the same pipe line as well as some private houses nearby. User fees will be introduced. A water comittee will get training about maintenance of the water taps and pipe line

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Tap which now doesn't work

Target benchmarks

7 functioning water systems
2000 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
14 persons who receive training / education per year

The goal is to provide 270 rural families and a school with 700 pupils with clean drinking water. Secondly, to ensure sustainability through the introduction of user fees and a training program in use and maintenance.

Target benchmarks

7 functioning water systems
2000 persons with access to improved water for 15 years
14 persons who receive training / education per year

Goals overview

1 pipe line of 9 kms
7 public water taps
1 water commitee

A water committee will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the system. The same committee is responsible for the collection of user fees which enables to create a fund that covers the maintenance costs. The local twinning committee monitors all projects that have been carried out in the context of the friendship relation between Ndiza and Wageningen. This frienship relation exists for 30 years now and is highly vital and stable.

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