Empowered women and resilient families in thriving communities
Health
WASH
Through boMake Rural Projects, more than 20,000 people have access to safe water and sanitation. Our WASH programme focuses on:
Installing and maintaining boreholes and pumps
Building ventilated, improved pit latrines (VIP latrines)
Providing training on good hygiene practices
Boreholes and Pumps
One of our hand pumps in action
boMake Rural Projects has drilled and installed 25 boreholes with hand pumps or solar pumps in six chiefdoms. The communities are involved from the start and help manage and maintain their pumps and boreholes.
VIP Latrines
The VIP latrines are installed in pairs
We have also installed 913 ventilated improved pit latrines (VIP latrines in the same communities, giving more than 9,000 people access to safe sanitation. A VIP latrine has a long ventilation pipe to reduce odours and a screen at the pipe outlet to block insects.
Other WASH Initiatives
We train communities in hygiene and sanitation. Community members are involved in planning and carrying out projects.
Every multipurpose community hall we build is equipped with a 5,000-litre water tank.
Our communities in Mpini have been using Hippo Rollers to carry their water home more easily.
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