Mukamba School, Mwansabombwe
Aim of the Project
To reduce the prevalence of water-bourne disease by providing a safe and easily accessible water supply to over 1,100 pupils at the Mukamba* secondary school and to 890 people living nearby.
*Mukamba is a rural area Mwansabombwe District in remote Northern Zambia.
WHAT WE DID
- Safe water was made available by drilling a borehole, installing a solar powered pump constructing a water tower and connecting it to five water points with a total of 14 taps.
- The ten members of the Water Committee were trained to ensure hygienic use and general maintenance of the water points and the need to collect a small fee to fund repairs.
- Hygiene training was carried out for 20 pupils from the School Health Club
WHAT WERE THE OUTCOMES
- Pupils, staff and the local community have easy access to a sustainable supply of safe water.
- Improved hygiene practices are carried out as an example to others, by those trained.
- Improved nutrition as the piped water has motivated school to plant banana, palm, oranges and guava trees.
This will improve the health of the community and save lives.