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The Pawaga Sustainable Development Programme is designed to bring clean water, improved sanitation and health and hygiene education to 45,000 people living in a semi-arid area of Iringa district, Tanzania. It is hoped that the first phase of this project will be substantially completed by the end of 2010; funding is now required for Phase II.

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  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Older People Older People
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)
    • Other Other

    Situation

    Conditions in the Pawaga area of Tanzania, where temperatures are high and rainfall low, are harsh for the 32,000 people (expected to rise to 45,000 by 2026) in 14 villages, for whom this is home. It is a malarial area and the only permanent source of water is the heavily contaminated Little Ruaha River, hence general health and productivity are poor. This project is in two phases, the first of which is now well under way, so that soon clean water, extracted from the river and treated to make it potable, will now reach 8 of the 14 villages. Phase II is the expansion of the system to reach the remaining 6 villages, which are expected to have a combined population of 25,000 by 2026. This involves the laying of approximately 58km of pipe and the construction of 13 storage tanks. Domestic water points will be provided in each village. In addition the project will include community health and hygiene seminars, and groups of women from each village will be trained in the construction of concrete pit latrine slabs, enabling them to continue as small businesses after the completion of the project. Community members have been involved in the planning of this project and will be actively involved in the construction work, chiefly in digging pipe trenches. The expected benefits of the project are enormous, including improved health, a greatly reduced time spent on collecting water and hence time for more productive tasks, improved school attendance for girls and a greater capacity for the communities to manage and maintain the infrastructure. Phase I of the project received 75% funding from the EU. CED is now applying for 75% of the estimated cost of Phase II (1,045,250 euros) from the EU, but needs to find other funders for the remaining amount before we can submit our application. Some of this had already been promised, but a substantial amount is still required. Please help us to help 25,000 of the world’s poorest people.

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    Categories

  • Community Support & Development Community Support & Development
  • Education/Training/Employment Education/​Training/​Employment
  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • Children (3-18) Children (3-18)
    • Older People Older People
    • Women & Girls Women & Girls
    • Young People (18-30) Young People (18-30)
    • Other Other