African Well Fund update: Zimbabwe Project

A couple of months ago the readers of Far Country Tell we able to raise $984.50 towards the building of clean water supplies in Africa.

I wanted to give you all an update on how that money was being spent. Details of the Aftrican Well fund Zimbabwe Project are available on their website.

Some details provided by the site include:

The overall goal of the project is to improve healthy living conditions, for 2,000 beneficiaries in one rural ward of Gokwe South district through provision of clean water, household nutrition gardens, sanitation facilities and hygiene education.

The proposed water sanitation project will achieve the following objectives:

>Provide 2,000 beneficiaries with safe, clean and adequate water for domestic use through rehabilitation of 10 boreholes, 10 shallow wells and one deep well.

>Reduce water point breakdowns by at least 50% through formation and capacity building of water point committees and provision of maintenance kits

>Improve sanitation facilities and school attendance through provision of block grants to two schools for construction of improved ventilated pit latrines.

Thanks again to all who participated in the Well Fund Drive . . .