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A selection of top headlines from http://allafrica.com/, which publishes
more than 800 stories a day from news organizations throughout Africa
and AllAfrica's prize-winning reporters. For additional Water and
Sanitation coverage, go to: http://allafrica.com/water/
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* Tanzania: Kisarawe Residents Use Untreated Drinking Water *
ALMOST 85 per cent of Kisarawe residents in Coast region do not treat
drinking water, a baseline survey by the National Institute for
Medical Research (NIMR) has revealed.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060908.html
* Kenya: Mombasa Residents Can Now Pay Water Bill Via M-Pesa *
Mombasa residents will now be able to pay their water bills via M-pesa
after the Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company and Safaricom
launched the water M-pesa paybill system yesterday.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060156.html
* Uganda: Museveni Consents to Karuma Dam Bids Amidst Graft Claims *
As sleuths continue to probe bribery allegations into the tendering
process of the multi-billion Karuma hydropower dam, The Observer has
learnt that President Museveni last week ordered Energy and Mineral
Development minister Irene Muloni to ensure that the contracts
evaluation committee completes its work as soon as possible.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204061045.html
* Tanzania: Govt, India to Execute Drip Irrigation Project *
TANZANIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India
based Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL) for implementation of drip
irrigation project to be executed in 24 areas countrywide.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060882.html
* Ghana: Wateraid Ghana Outdoors Wash Ambassadors *
WaterAid Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organisation dedicated to the
provision of safe drinking water, has outdoored seven personalities as
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Ambassadors to help promote water
safety in Ghana.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060933.html
* Zambia: Kabwe Typhoid Cases Soar *
THE number of typhoid cases in Kabwe has increased from 16 on Tuesday
this week to 76, raising concern among Government and health
personnel.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204061076.html
* Ethiopia: Arda Constructs Irrigation Dam *
An irrigation dam project launched by the Amhara Rehabilitation
Development Agency (ARDA) in Basona worena woreda of North Shoa Zone
of Amhara State at a cost of more than 3.6 million birr has been
completed.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060883.html
* Ethiopia: Potable Water Project in Progress in Aykel Town *
The construction of potable water project launched in Aykel town of
North Gondar Zone of the Amhara State at a cost of 90 million birr is
well in progress.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060880.html
* Tanzania: Water Pollution Threatens Lake Victoria *
EXPERTS say pollution and environmental degradation has led to the
extinction of a large number of fish species in Lake Victoria over the
last four decades. Fish in Lake Victoria was plundered at an alarming
rate calling for urgent steps to save marine life in the Lake.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060558.html
* Zimbabwe: Adequately Fund Irrigation, Fiscal Authorities Told *
VICE President Joice Mujuru has challenged fiscal authorities to
provide adequate funding for
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060433.html
* Zimbabwe: Zinwa to Implement On New Projects *
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority is set to embark on aquaculture
and water-bottling ventures that would increase its revenue streams
and ensure maximum utilisation of the majority of water bodies which
currently are lying idle. The two new ventures were born out of the
realisation that Zinwa cannot fund all its activities from the current
revenue streams and neither can it afford to remain keeping under-
utilised water bodies across the country.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201204060180.html
* Congo-Kinshasa: Cholera Soars, Says UN *
Cholera cases have soared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in
recent weeks, the UN said on Friday, bringing the number of people
infected in the year-long outbreak to 22,000 with 584 deaths.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201271556.html
* Africa: Americans Embark On a 7,000 Mile in Pursuit of Clean Water *
Walk4Water, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness
and funds for clean water in developing countries, is set to embark
on a two year, 7,000 mile mission across the continent to achieve
their goal.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201261599.html
* Africa: African Union Research Grants - 2012 Open Call for Proposals *
The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research
focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa's
Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its
Lighthouse Projects: (a) Post-harvest and Agriculture, (b) Renewable
and Sustainable Energy, and (c) Water and Sanitation in Africa.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201271028.html
* Sudan: Camp Leader Denies Water Shortage Result of Reduced Share of
Fuel to Oxfam *
A camp leader at Square 7 in Kalma internally displaced persons camp
in South Darfur has denied the statements made by a camp resident on
Tuesday that the government reduced the share of fuel granted to Oxfam
to transport water.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270962.html
* Liberia: Wash Compact Finally Signed *
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has finally signed the much talked
about Liberia WASH Compact which was developed at the Multi Donor
Conference on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) held at the S.K.D
Spokes Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia last year May. The
Liberia WASH Compact is a product of the Sanitation and Water for All
(SWA) Partnership aimed at ensuring that the Liberian population can
have adequate access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270739.html
* Nigeria: Gombe to Spend N4.5 Billion On Erosion, Water *
The Gombe State government has awarded contracts worth about N4.5
billion for the execution of projects that are aimed at tackling water
shortage and gully erosion in Gombe metropolis and environs.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270666.html
* Nigeria: Why Past Govts Failed to Provide Water in Ekiti, By
Governor's Aide *
Special Adviser to the Ekiti State Governor on Infrastructure and
Public Utilities Mr. Kayode Jegede, has said that efforts of past
administrations to improve water supply in the state failed because of
alleged poor implementation and politicization of the programme.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270572.html
* Rwanda: Poor Sanitation in Hospitals Irks Minister Binagwaho *
The Minister of Health, Dr Agnes Binagwaho, has issued a three-month
ultimatum to all hospitals in the country to have constructed enough
toilets or face heavy punitive measures.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270240.html
* Rwanda: Cattle Keepers to Get Clean Water *
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) has
embarked on an exercise to help cattle keepers in the Eastern Province
get constant supply of clean water.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270136.html
* Zimbabwe: Growing Risk of Waterborne Diseases in Rural Areas *
Barbra Phiri, 20, a single mother living on a farm settlement in rural
Mhondoro, about 45km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, does
not think twice about letting her two-year-old twins splash about in a
pool of greenish water close to her hut.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031876.html
* Tanzania: Improve Waste Disposal *
Waste management is given low-priority attention, with authorities
swinging into short-lived action only when life-threatening disease
outbreaks occur and kill people by dozens in short-spell sweeps.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031737.html
* Liberia: LNRCS Promises Improved Watsan Facilities 2012 *
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) Health and Care
Department says it remains committed to enhancing water and sanitation
facilities in vulnerable communities throughout the Country. According
to LNRCS WASH monitor, Walka Davies, with financial and technical
supports from the ICRC and the IFRC they are well position to
addressing the water and sanitation needs of the vulnerable
population. The LNRCS WASH monitor termed the water and sanitation
program in 2011 as very successful given the level of achievements in
the counties of operations.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031300.html
FairWater is about the basic right all people have for clean water. At the same time, it comes with the obligation we all have to use water wisely in our daily lives, in and around the house for example.
The FairWater message is to close the tap while brushing your teeth. If you do so, you can easily safe many litres of water every day. This is about "a few drops a day, a large impact to stay". It's about the statement you care about you & environment while starting the day.
Caring about environment is easier said than done. First of all, you should know how and what to do or not to do and than put this into practice. Behaviour change always starts with awareness, created by facts & figures.
A great help in this is the new "Water App" for the iPhone. It calculates and shows you the "water footprint"of most items. Did you know that it needs over 15.000 liter of water to produce 1 kg of beef? That's about 4 years of water for a person in Africa...
"How large is our water consumption?". Often we do not realize how much water we use in and around the house. Amazing enough, this is different for each country. Find out more about it and click on the link.
How much water should you drink every day? it seems and easy question, but there is more to is. Find out all about what you need and how to get it and click on the link.
Below you find some more usefull links that may give you some simple ideas for a good start "every drop counts!"
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On this page you find shorts stories with links to recent WatSan
(Water & Sanitation) news from all over Africa.
It shows the on-going concerns about the functionality of these important public services and how people and governments are struggling.
FairWater's mission is to emphasize the importance of sustainability of these public services. We therefore assist the private sector and NGOs in Africa with advice and reliable equipment.
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* Zimbabwe: Harare Council 'Not in Control' as Typhoid Continues to
Spread *
The Harare City Council is facing criticism for not doing enough to
control the spread of typhoid, which is now being reported elsewhere
in the country.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203020723.html
* Eritrea: Student Summer Work Program Assessment *
A meeting was conducted was Anseba region aimed at assessing the
progress made in water and soil conservation activities through the
Student Summer Work Program last year.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203021237.html
* Kenya: More Rise to Oppose Dirt Levy in Mombasa *
MORE than 20 organisations and residential associations have sought to
be enjoined in a case in which the new garbage collection levies by
the Mombasa Municipal Council are being challenged. The organisations,
which include the Kenya Transport Association, Marikiti traders among
others, have begun filing their documents including preparation of
affidavits ahead of the case. The main suit, filed by banker and
politician Suleiman Said Shabhal gave room for other interested
parties to join in the case whose outcome may see the garbage menace
in the town being settled.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203021117.html
* Nigeria: Rodents Take Over Uncompleted Asaba General Hospital *
Reptiles and rodents have taken over the abandoned Asaba General
Hospital in Okwe, Delta State.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203020904.html
* Zimbabwe: All Water Is State Water *
Once again the winter cropping season is fast approaching and proper
planning by the farmer is a critical factor this season. Of course the
farmers have started mobilising seed and fertilisers while some are
busy with land preparations. While these are ongoing there is one
critical factor in agriculture, which usually goes unrecognised.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201203020146.html
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* Eritrea: Provision of Potable Water Contributes to the Improvement of
Our Lifestyle - Residents of Aritai *
The provision of potable water to Aritai semi-urban center, Habero sub-
zone, is contributing to the improvement of their lifestyle and
securing the health of the inhabitants, according to the residents.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202211465.html
* Ghana: Acute Water Shortage Hits Tamale Again *
The Tamale Metropolis and its surrounding communities are reeling
under another acute water shortage, within the last one month.
Although the Metropolis had within the last three years enjoyed
constant supply of water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL),
the current situation seems to pose a serious threat.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202211178.html
* Ethiopia: Moha Soft Drinks to Pump 300,000 Litres of Groundwater *
Moha Soft Drinks Industry is to extract 300,000 litres of groundwater
daily, beginning on Friday, February 24, 2012, from a well it drilled
inside the compound of its plant at Teklehaimanot area in Addis Abeba.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202210848.html
* Kenya: Taps Run Dry in Kinango As Drought Hits Mzima Springs *
AN acute water shortage has hit residents of Kinango district in Kwale
county with leaders in the region. The scarcity of water has entered
the fifth day now. Kwale Water and Sewerage Company MD Nyundo Katembo
has attributed the shortage to low levels of water at Mzima in Taita-
Taveta County.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202210588.html
* Liberia: Public Works Constructs Water Channels On Bushrod Island *
The Ministry of Public Works has constructed several water channels on
Bushrod Island, specifically from the Freeport of Monrovia to the
Toyota Garage vicinity. Several neighborhoods' roads along the Somalia
Drive have also been rehabilitated.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202210448.html
* Uganda: Minister Tips Ntoroko Locals On Water Harvesting Option *
The State Minister for Animal Industry, Mr Bright Rwamirama, has asked
residents of Ntoroko District to adopt water harvesting techniques
during the rainy season to help them through the dry season.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202210043.html
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* East Africa: Tanzanians in 11 Towns to Pay More for Water *
Tanzanians living in urban areas are already grappling with higher
electricity tariffs; it now appears they will soon have to pay more
for water as well.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202202284.html
* Nigeria: LASG Shuts Markets for Poor Sanitation *
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has shut Oke Odo and
Alamutu markets in Agbado Oke Odo and Mushin local government areas
respectively, a statement said on Sunday.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202202204.html
* Tanzania: Zanzibar Residents to Benefit From Water,
Entrepreneurship Projects *
OVER 40,000 residents of villages in Mtoni area are set to benefit
from a 40m/- water project that will ease the problem of access to
clean and safe water in the area.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202201751.html
* Tanzania: Holili Township Suffers Cattle Influx, Water Shortage *
AN influx of cattle in the Holili area of Rombo District is
raising concern amongst local authorities and residents in the
border precinct.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202201727.html
* Uganda: Trouble At National Water *
The news out of Plot 39 Jinja Road, the National Water and Sewerage
Corporation (NWSC) head office in Kampala, is not good.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202201170.html
* Egypt: 94.4 Percent of North Sinai Development Project Completed *
The Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry has completed 94.4% of
infrastructure work for a North Sinai development project, said
Minister Hisham Qandil.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200864.html
* Nigeria: Lagos Shuts Markets for Poor Sanitation *
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment yesterday shut Oke-Odo and
Alamutu markets in Agbado Oke Odo and Mushin Local Government Areas,
according to a statement.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200276.html
* Nigeria: Community Raises Alarm Over NNPC Discharge *
Residents of Karatudu area of Kaduna have raised alarm over chemical
discharge by the Kaduna Petrochemical Refining Company (KPRC), saying
the discharge has polluted their main source of water.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200170.html
* Nigeria: Minister Commissions N8 Million Water Project in Calabar *
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe at the weekend
commissioned a water project constructed by the Cross River Basin
Development Authority in collaboration with the Nigerian Television
Authority at the cost of N 8 million. Speaking at the event, the
minister said her ministry is committed to providing water in
partnership with other tiers of government, adding that the water
project is aimed at providing clean and safe water to communities in
Cross River and Akwa-Ibom States.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200145.html
* Uganda: NWSC to Export Its Expertise to Trinidad *
Uganda will beginning this year export its water and sewerage
management expertise to as far Trinidad and Tobago.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202200009.html
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* Congo-Kinshasa: Cholera Soars, Says UN *
Cholera cases have soared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in
recent weeks, the UN said on Friday, bringing the number of people
infected in the year-long outbreak to 22,000 with 584 deaths.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201271556.html
* Africa: Americans Embark On a 7,000 Mile in Pursuit of Clean Water *
Walk4Water, a non-profit organization committed to raising awareness
and funds for clean water in developing countries, is set to embark
on a two year, 7,000 mile mission across the continent to achieve
their goal.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201261599.html
* Africa: African Union Research Grants - 2012 Open Call for Proposals *
The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research
focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa's
Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its
Lighthouse Projects: (a) Post-harvest and Agriculture, (b) Renewable
and Sustainable Energy, and (c) Water and Sanitation in Africa.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201271028.html
* Sudan: Camp Leader Denies Water Shortage Result of Reduced Share of
Fuel to Oxfam *
A camp leader at Square 7 in Kalma internally displaced persons camp
in South Darfur has denied the statements made by a camp resident on
Tuesday that the government reduced the share of fuel granted to Oxfam
to transport water.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270962.html
* Liberia: Wash Compact Finally Signed *
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has finally signed the much talked
about Liberia WASH Compact which was developed at the Multi Donor
Conference on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) held at the S.K.D
Spokes Complex in Paynesville, outside Monrovia last year May. The
Liberia WASH Compact is a product of the Sanitation and Water for All
(SWA) Partnership aimed at ensuring that the Liberian population can
have adequate access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270739.html
* Nigeria: Gombe to Spend N4.5 Billion On Erosion, Water *
The Gombe State government has awarded contracts worth about N4.5
billion for the execution of projects that are aimed at tackling water
shortage and gully erosion in Gombe metropolis and environs.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270666.html
* Nigeria: Why Past Govts Failed to Provide Water in Ekiti, By
Governor's Aide *
Special Adviser to the Ekiti State Governor on Infrastructure and
Public Utilities Mr. Kayode Jegede, has said that efforts of past
administrations to improve water supply in the state failed because of
alleged poor implementation and politicization of the programme.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270572.html
* Rwanda: Poor Sanitation in Hospitals Irks Minister Binagwaho *
The Minister of Health, Dr Agnes Binagwaho, has issued a three-month
ultimatum to all hospitals in the country to have constructed enough
toilets or face heavy punitive measures.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270240.html
* Rwanda: Cattle Keepers to Get Clean Water *
The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) has
embarked on an exercise to help cattle keepers in the Eastern Province
get constant supply of clean water.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201270136.html
* Zambia: Mufulira Typhoid Cases Reach Over 2, 200 *
TYPHOID cases in Mufulira have reached 2, 227 with health
authorities calling for increased efforts to prevent new infections
in Mupambe Township.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201110623.html
* Gambia: Farato Bojang Kunda Embarks On Massive Cleaning Exercise *
Members of the Farato Bojang Kunda Village Development Committee
(VDC), in the Kombo South District of the West Coast Region,over the
weekend embarked on a massive cleaning exercise in their community.
Speaking to the Daily Observer, Modou Bojang, the Alkalo of the
village, expressed delight at the impressive turnout of the villagers
and used the opportunity to call on members of the community to foster
unity among themselves.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201101388.html
* Zambia: Mupambe Typhoid Linked to Dilapidated Infrastructure *
I HAD uncontrollable diarrhoea and vomiting. My fever shot up, I
suffered convulsions. The pain in my body was excruciating," said 17-year-
old Anderson Lungu.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201101023.html
* Zambia: Muslims Empower Ngwerere Residents With Knowledge to Fight
Communicable Diseases *
COMMUNICABLE diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and dysentery, among
others, could be avoided by maintaining high levels of hygiene among
people in communities.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201101016.html
* Angola: Over 7,000 Huambo Families Benefit From "Water for All"
Project *
A total of 7,200 families from Lupili village, commune of Calenga,
central Huambo province's district of Caála, are getting supply
of drinking water as from this month, under the "Water for All"
project, Angop learned.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201100472.html
* Kenya: Malindi Hit By Water Shortage *
An acute water shortage has hit residents of Malindi and its environs
following the increased demand caused by large influx of people during
the festive season.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201100218.html
* Zimbabwe: Growing Risk of Waterborne Diseases in Rural Areas *
Barbra Phiri, 20, a single mother living on a farm settlement in rural
Mhondoro, about 45km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, does
not think twice about letting her two-year-old twins splash about in a
pool of greenish water close to her hut.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031876.html
* Tanzania: Improve Waste Disposal *
Waste management is given low-priority attention, with authorities
swinging into short-lived action only when life-threatening disease
outbreaks occur and kill people by dozens in short-spell sweeps.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031737.html
* Liberia: LNRCS Promises Improved Watsan Facilities 2012 *
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) Health and Care
Department says it remains committed to enhancing water and sanitation
facilities in vulnerable communities throughout the Country. According
to LNRCS WASH monitor, Walka Davies, with financial and technical
supports from the ICRC and the IFRC they are well position to
addressing the water and sanitation needs of the vulnerable
population. The LNRCS WASH monitor termed the water and sanitation
program in 2011 as very successful given the level of achievements in
the counties of operations.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201031300.html
* Uganda: People, Animals Share Water in Lamwo *
At least 4,000 residents of Lamwo District have turned to using
contaminated water after several bore-holes sunk by aid agencies
broke down.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290095.html
* Nigeria: Representative to Sink 60 Boreholes in Kogi *
A member representing Kabba- Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency, Hon.
Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen has said that by the first quarter of next year, he
will sink 60 bore-holes in every ward across the constituency.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290754.html
* Nigeria: Gwombe Residents Want Borehole Repaired *
RESIDENTS of Gwombe community in Kuje Area Council in the FCT have
called on the council authorities to help repair a bore-hole with an
overhead tank sunk by FCT MDGs.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290698.html
* Nigeria: Representative Member Pledges 60 Boreholes *
A federal legislator from Kogi State Rep Yusuf Ayo Tajudeen has
pledged to sink 60 bore-holes in his constituency. Yusuf who
represents Kabba- Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency disclosed this to
his constituents Tuesday in Kabba while discussing his stewardship at
the National Assembly.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290552.html
* Zambia: Mufulira Diarrhoea Cases Soar *
The number of diarrhoea cases caused by water contamination in
Mufulira has risen to 600, Town Clerk Charles Mwandila has said.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201112290360.html
FairWater is een “statement”, het staat voor sociaal & duurzaam denken in water. Met het steunen van FairWater projecten geef je aan dat je dit ook in de praktijk brengt. Zowel in je eigen leven en organisatie, als voor de mensen in Afrika, die vaak moeten rondkomen van minder dan € 1,00 per dag.
Anders gezegd, FairWater betekent dat je het net zo vanzelfsprekend vindt om tijdens het tandenpoetsen de kraan even dicht te draaien, als dat fondsen voor een waterproject in Afrika goed en duurzaam worden besteed en tevens het milieu niet onnodig wordt belast.
Help mee Afrika ook duurzamer te maken en sponsor een duurzame waterpomp!
De FairWater missie is om Afrika blauw te kleuren met de oerdegelijke Nederlandse handpomp, de “BluePump”, geplaatst door een Afrikaans bedrijf in een dorp ter vervanging van een kapotte pomp.
Het fotobewijs van elke pomp vind je op onze Google Map.
Denken en Doen is twee
Steeds vaker denken mensen eraan om “iets” te doen voor het milieu en voor een ander, want het begrip dat we samen op deze ene unieke planeet leven begint gelukkig zo langzamerhand gemeengoed te worden.
Daarom willen we best wat “terugdoen” voor onze welvaart en mensen helpen die minder hebben, vooral in Afrika.
Als Nederlanders denken we dan meteen aan water. Hier hebben we het goed voor elkaar, drinken we schoon water elke dag uit de kraan, maar in Afrika moeten veel vrouwen nog kilometers lopen voor water. Met FairWater kan dat nu beter.
Wat gebeurt er als je FairWater sponsor wordt?
- Dan financier je een duurzame water pomp; de BluePump, waardoor:
- Per pomp gemiddeld 250 mensen weer schoon water dichtbij huis; beter voor gezondheid & positie van vrouwen, versterking lokale economie.
- Stimuleert werkgelegenheid in Afrika; lokale bedrijven plaatsen de BluePump en geven training en service.
- Stimuleert ook de werkgelegenheid in Nederland; BluePump is Nederlands product.
- Uw logo op onze website geeft aan dat u FairWater steunt; geeft u bekendheid in positieve zin.
- FairWater logo op uw website bevestigt dat u duurzaam denkt en doet in water.
- Geen cent aan de strijkstok; FairWater besteedt donaties niet aan zaken waar u niet om heeft gevraagd!
Effectieve hulp?
Maar hoe kan je nu het meest effectief mensen in Afrika aan water helpen? Al vele jaren is men hier mee bezig en het houdt maar niet op, het lijkt op water naar de zee dragen, bodemloze putten wordt ook wel gezegd. Het is inderdaad zo dat meer dan 1 op de 3 waterpompen (ruim 150.000 ) al buiten gebruik is en dat dit alleen maar erger wordt, duizenden mensen per dag verliezen hun waterbron omdat pompen kapot gaan en niet meer gerepareerd kunnen worden. Hoe moet dat nu verder?
FairWater heeft een innovatief concept dat beter werkt
De situatie is inderdaad ernstig en dus hoogste tijd voor een innovatieve aanpak en het probleem in de kern aan te pakken. Het blijkt namelijk dat de waterpompen (type VLOM) die men tot nu aan dorpen geeft vele malen per jaar kapot gaan. Het onderhoud van de pompen wordt daarom te duur; men kan het gewoon niet meer opbrengen, helaas.
FairWater gebruikt daarom de BluePump, een zeer betrouwbare en robuuste Nederlandse handpomp die tot 100m diep water kan pompen met zeer weinig onderhoud en daarbij minimaal 10 jaar kan pompen zonder onderbreking. Eventuele reparaties zijn eenvoudig en goedkoop en dat maakt het verschil. Uiteindelijk blijkt dat de combinatie betrouwbaarheid en lage onderhoudskosten doorslaggevend is voor duurzaamheid.
De oplossing is dus eigenlijk heel eenvoudig: gebruik duurzame waterpompen om kapotte VLOM pompen te vervangen. Daar staat FairWater voor, eenvoudig en effectief.
Hiervoor is het FairWater Trust Fund opgericht, waarin mensen en bedrijven geld kunnen storten waarmee kapotte VLOM pompen in een dorp in Afrika worden vervangen door een BluePump. Per pomp kost dat gemiddeld € 2.500,-
Is FairWater een “gewone” NGO?
Nee, bepaald niet. Er zijn veel NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) die waterprojecten in Afrika doen. Echter, ondanks de alarmerende berichten over de VLOM pompen, gaan de meeste NGOs helaas nog gewoon door met VLOM pompen plaatsen, vooral omdat deze VLOM pompen goedkoop in aanschaf zijn. FairWater wijst erop dat ook in dit geval, goedkoop duurkoop is voor de mensen in de dorpen. Alle evaluaties van water projecten laten zien dat deze VLOM pompen niet duurzaam zijn. Daarom werkt FairWater niet metdergelijke goedkope VLOM waterpompen uit India, maar uitsluitend met de oerdegelijke Nederlands BluePump, die is veel betrouwbaarder, gaat minder vaak kapot en is daardoor veel goedkoper in onderhoud. Wij roepen dan ook andere NGOs op om te stoppen met het gebruik van niet duurzame VLOM pompen.
Ook een fundamenteel verschil is dat FairWater geen dure kantoren met hoge overheadkosten heeft. Wij sturen onze mensen niet eindeloos naar allerlei congressen en meetings, om maar te praten over de water problemen. Er is al genoeg gepraat, maar er wordt te weinig gedaan. Wij zijn daarom pragmatisch gericht op het vervangen van kapotte pompen in Afrika en bewustwording voor meer duurzaam watergebruik wereldwijd. FairWater is een efficiënt werkende netwerkorganisatie met betrouwbare en gelijkgestemde partners.
Last but not least, FairWater is milieubewust en gaat uit van duurzame concepten in alles wat maar met water te maken heeft. Wij zijn daarom tegen de verkoop van milieuvervuilende plastic PET waterflesjes in het algemeen, en al helemaal als men hiermee ook nog waterprojecten met VLOM pompen wil sponsoren. Daarom werken we samen met JoinThePipe, een organisatie die het drinken van Tap-Water bevorderd om zo het gebruik van milieu-onvriendelijke PET flessen tegen te gaan.
De Fairwater Visie
Één pomp voorziet gemiddeld 250 personen van water. Helaas zijn er al meer dan 150.000 pompen in Afrika kapot omdat het onderhoud te duur werd en wachten op vervanging. De FairWater visie is dat we daar met zijn allen wat aan kunnen doen.
- Wilt u ook, dat uw geld effectiever wordt gebruikt?
- Wilt u ook duurzame resultaten zien?
- Bent u kritisch, maar wilt u ook nog steeds bijdragen aan waterprojecten in Afrika?
Als uw antwoorden "ja" zijn, deelt u de FairWater visie. U kunt dan ons werk steunen en controle houden over uw donatie. Voor een vast bedrag van € 2.500,- plaatsen onze lokale partners de duurzame Nederlandse BluePump in een dorpje in Afrika ter vervanging van een kapotte VLOM pomp.
Met ons unieke "Track & Trace" concept volgt u het project en krijgt u uiteindelijk een foto van uw pomp met de exacte locatie op de Google Map.
Onze Sponsors
Typische FairWater sponsors zijn milieu en sociaal bewuste mensen en organisaties die actief bezig zijn met duurzame ontwikkeling, ook in hun eigen leven en organisatie.
Onze sponsors geven niet alleen maar aan “een goed doel voor een goed gevoel”, maar ze kijken verder en willen ook weten dat hun geld effectief besteed wordt met een duurzaam effect: zowel voor de mensen in Afrika, als voor het milieu.
Onze partners
FairWater werkt intensief samen met lokale partners, dat zijn bedrijven en NGOs in Afrika, zoals:
- ASAP Burkina
Klik hier om te weten hoe u een FairWater sponsor kunt worden.
Begin mei is de eerste Sanex BluePump geplaatst door de Gambiaanse partner van FairWater, de firma Swe-Gam in Banjul.
De BluePump is geplaatst op de oude put (destijds gemaakt door Caritas) waarop vroeger een handpomp stond in het centrum van het dorpje met de naam "Kafuta Tombung". De put stond midden in het dorp, dat was een goede locatie, omdat iedereen dan op loopafstand water kon gaan halen.
Waarom heeft FairWater de oude pomp vervangen?
Het probleem met de vorige handpomp was dat deze te vaak kapot ging, soms om de paar maanden. Omdat reparaties steeds duurder werden en tenslotte onbetaalbaar bleken, hadden de mensen in het dorp uiteindelijk geen water meer. De put werd afgesloten in afwachting van een nieuwe pomp.
Maar er kwam geen organisatie meer langs met nieuwe pompen.Dorpen zoals Tombung zijn vaak afhankelijk van donoren voor een nieuwe water pomp.
Tijdens het bezoek van FairWater en Sanex in maart 2011, ter voorbereiding van het gezamenlijke project om in Gambia veel kapotte pompen te vervangen door de BluePump werd ook dit dorp bezocht.
De verlaten put midden in het dorp
De mensen in het dorp vertelde dat ze graag op deze oude put in het midden van het dorp ook een BluePump wilden hebben. Enkele jaren gelden hadden ze gehoord van deze nieuwe Nederlandse water pomp, de BluePump. Deze zou veel beter en betrouwbaarder zijn dan de oude pomp die ze vroeger hadden. Uiteindelijk heeft het dorp al het spaargeld bij elkaar gelegd en bij Swe-Gam een nieuwe BluePump gekocht. Deze is begin vorig jaar in een buitenwijk van het dorp een BluePump geplaatst ter vervanging van de kapotte pomp. De BluePump beviel goed, maar pompte bijna dag en nacht en kon de vraag naar water eigenlijk niet aan.
Daarom wilde het dorp graag nu ook in de put in het midden van het dorp een BluePump. De vrouwen dat met een extra pomp in het midden van het dorp het nu ook mogelijk werd om naast het huis ook een groente tuintje te beginnen voor wat extra inkomen en verse groenten.
De eerste nieuwe door Sanex gesponsorde BluePump is daarom in dit dorp gezet op deze verlaten put.
Typische rust rondom het middaguur in de "hoofdstraat" van Tombung.
Schoon water hier, schoon water daar
Bijkomend voordeel van Sanex Zero% douche-gel is dat het niet alleen in Nederland voor schoner water zorgt, maar ook in het Afrikaanse Gambia!
Voor elke fles Zero% douchegel die in Nederland wordt verkocht, voorziet Sanex één inwoner van Gambia een maand lang van schoon water.
Hoe werkt dat?
Sanex garandeert voor elke fles Sanex Zero% dat 1 persoon in Gambia voor 1 maand schoon water zal hebben, hoe kan dat? Goede vraag, want je hoort of ziet wel vaker: "koop dit, of voor elke 10 Euro zal een kind in Africa .... etc." Vaak is het ondoorzichtig wat er nu echt met de donatie gebeurt helaas. Maar Sanex en FairWater maken het waar en laten het zien!
Als er bijvoorbeeld 30.000 flessen verkocht worden, is dat 30.000 maanden schoon water voor 1 persoon. Omdat Sanex voor elke 30.000 verkochte flesjes een water BluePump laat plaatsen, reken we dit om naar de gemiddelde wateropbrengst van één pomp. Een pomp wordt gebruikt door gemiddeld 40 families, oftewel minimaal 250 personen. De FairWater Bluepump gaat minimaal 10 jaar mee. Omgerekend is dan 30.000 maanden voor één persoon gelijk aan 10 jaar lang schoon water voor 250 mensen.
Daarom plaatsen Sanex en FairWater voor elke 30.000 verkochte flessen Sanex Zero% 1 duurzame BluePump. De betrouwbaarheid en de goede kwaliteit van de Nederlandse BluePump met een goed systeem voor onderhoud maken dit waar.
Met de aanschaf van 1 fles Sanex Zero% geef je dus 1 persoon een maand lang schoon water!
De online actie vult dit aan
Voor elke online fan geeft Sanex óok 1 persoon een maand lang schoon water. Het is gemakkelijk en er zijn geen kosten aan verbonden! Met een paar klikken in een paar seconden kan je daarmee al iemand aan schoon water helpen. Het aantal online fans wordt gewoon elke maand door Sanex bij het aantal verkochte flessen Sanex Zero% douchegel opgeteld om weer een nieuwe pomp te sponseren. Click snel hier om mee te doen!
Wie doet wat in Gambia?
FairWater heeft geen lokale kantoren, dat zou alleen maar kostenverhogend werken en is dus niet meer van deze tijd. FairWater werkt daarom samen met lokale en bedrijven die een goede service geven. De FairWater partner in Gambia is het bedrijf Swe-Gam, dat een solide basis heeft in Gambia en al jarenlang ervaring heeft met het installeren en service verlening van watervoorziening in Gambia voor de overheid, particulieren en voor bedrijven. Swe-Gam is dus geen stichting of ontwikkelingsorganisatie, maar een gespecialiseerd bedrijf in de water sektor. Swe-Gam installeert daarom de waterpompen op een profesionele wijze en met garantie in de dorpen die een pomp krijgen via deze Sanex actie. De Sanex / FairWater actie zorgt dus ook weer voor meer werkgelegenheid in Gambia.
Dit is ontwikkelings-samenwerking anno 2011: professioneel en met inschakeling van lokale specialisten. Dure lokale kantoren zijn niet meer nodig, in de meeste landen kan men het nu zelf, mits men wel de juiste en duurzame materialen gebruikt.
Wie gaat de pompen onderhouden?
In elk dorp met een nieuwe BluePump is er een zogenaamd "watergroep", dat zijn een paar mensen uit het dorp die verantwoordelijk zijn voor het functioneren van de pomp. Echter, de groep installeert en onderhoud de BluePump niet zelf, dat doet Swe-Gam. Wel krijgen ze een training hoe ze erop moeten letten dat de pomp goed wordt gebruikt en wat te doen als er bijvoorbeeld een moertje even los gaat zitten. Verder heeft de BluePump geen speciaal onderhoud nodig want er zijn geen onderdelen die men moet smeren of regelmatig moet vervangen, deze bijzondere en innovatieve waterpomp is zo simpel en robuust dat hij bij normaal gebruik, vele jaren zonder enig onderhoud blijft werken. De watergroep is echter wel verplicht om een bankrekening te openen en daarop een bedrag te hebben staan dat gebruikt kan worden bij eventuele problemen.
De BluePump wordt door Swe-Gam geinstalleerd met één jaar gratis onderhoud en service, daarna is het aan de watergroep om te beslissen hoe ze in het vervolg het onderhoud willen regelen. Dat kan zijn met een onderhoudkontrakt, of per afroep als er een probleem is. In alle gevallen zal Swe-Gam ervoor zorgen dat de pomp blijft functioneren.
Staan er meer BluePumps in Gambia?
Ja, de BluePump is 3 jaar geleden in Gambia geintroduceerd en werd al snel populair bij de gebruikers toen men in de gaten kreeg dat deze pomp anders was dan de pompen die men tot nu toe gebruikte. In totaal staan er nu al meer dan 30 BluePumps. Omdat Swe-Gam nu een lokale voorraad heeft, beginnen de dorpen nu ook direct bij Swe-Gam de BluePump bestellen ter vervanging van hun oude kapotte pompen, al of niet met een Micro-Krediet. Het blijkt dat men liever afbetaald aan een lokale bank voor een betrouwbare waterpomp, dan elke keer weer veel geld uit te geven voor dure reparaties aan oude pompen.
De eindfase: rondom de basis van de pomp is stevig cement geplaatst.
Duurzaam douchen, ook voor Gambia
Als eerste A-merk lanceerde Sanex een biologisch afbreekbare douche-gel: Sanex Zero% en gaat daarin mee met één van de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen van het moment: aandacht voor duurzaamheid.
Steeds meer consumenten vragen naar producten op basis van een plantaardige formule die vrij is van kleurstoffen en conserveringsmiddelen. We gaan anno 2011 niet alleen bewuster om met onze huid en de hoeveelheid water die we tijdens het douchen gebruiken, maar kijken nu óók kritisch naar wat we door het putje spoelen, en terecht.
De biologisch afbreekbare douchegel van Sanex is daarom een welkome aanvulling voor de keuze van de Nederlandse consument.
Het product beperkt niet alleen de chemische ingrediënten die na een douchebeurt op de huid achterblijven, maar ook die in het afvalwater. De verpakking sluit eveneens goed aan bij deze filosofie; de navulverpakking van de douchegel bevat namelijk 73% minder plastic dan een vergelijkbare fles.
Schoon water hier, schoon water daar
Bijkomend voordeel van Sanex Zero% douche-gel is dat het niet alleen in Nederland voor schoner water zorgt, maar ook in het Afrikaanse Gambia! Voor elke fles Zero% douchegel die in Nederland wordt verkocht, voorziet Sanex één inwoner van Gambia een maand lang van schoon water.
Om deze belofte waar te kunnen maken, is Sanex een samenwerking aangegaan met FairWater, een Nederlandse non-profit organisatie die gespecialiseerd is in het vervangen van kapotte waterpompen in Afrika door de duurzame Nederlandse BluePump. Dit zijn eenvoudige en gebruiksvriendelijke waterpompen die zó robuust zijn dat ze erg lang meegaan en daardoor goedkoop zijn in onderhoud.
Ruim 75% van alle oude waterpompen in Gambia al is gesneuveld wegens te hoge onderhoudskosten en gebrek aan reserve-onderdelen.
De BluePump is daarom de meest duurzame handpomp voor Afrika. Betrouwbaarheid en lage onderhoudskosten zijn erg belangrijk voor duurzaamheid, vooral in gebieden waar mensen moeten rondkomen van minder dan 1 US$ per dag.
Voor vrouwen en kinderen
De blauwe FairWater pompen worden vooral door vrouwen en kinderen met open armen ontvangen. Want vaak zijn zij verantwoordelijk voor het halen van water; drie tot vier maal per dag, gemiddeld zo’n 20 liter per keer, ofwel het gewicht van een flinke koffer. Click hier voor de video uit Gambia.
Een duurzame schoon watervoorziening voorkomt dat de mensen steeds verder moet lopen om water te halen en houdt de mensen gezond. Daarnaast kunnen Gambiaanse vrouwen met het extra water ook een eigen inkomen te verwerven door bijvoorbeeld het kweken van groenten.
De locaties van de door Sanex gesponsorde pompen worden gepubliceerd op de website van FairWater.
Via Hyves, Facebook en Twitter kun je de Sanex Zero% actie ook steunen. Dat kost je niets meer dan een paar klikken naar je eigen pagina.
Zie ook het verslag op www.vrouwonline.nl
Elke steunbetuiging staat voor één maand schoon water voor één Gambiaan.
Click hier voor meer info van deze actie en hoe je gratis deze actie kan ondersteunen, Sanex betaalt voor jouw steun!
If your organization values sustainable development and want to help Africa, why not combine the two and join the FairWater community and rehabiliate a broken down waterpump with a reliable FairWater BluePump by our partner Swe-Gam in The Gambia.
The need is very high; 70% of the waterpumps in Gambia are broken down. This means that about 2.500 waterpoints are out of use. Every waterpoint serves on average 50 household, and most households have small children. That means that on average, one broken down handpump equals at least 100 kids without access to safe water.
With FairWater rehabilitation projects, you can actually do something about this. In a simple, transparent and cost effective way.
You can sponsor a complete BluePump for € 2.500,- and have your own water pump in Africa. For companies that sponsor one or more pumps, we also put your logo on your own BluePump page. For example, the pump example on this page was sponsored by Norge Reisen.
"Track &trace"
You can locate your waterpump with the Google Map on your BluePump page. There is also the option to have your name and logo on the BluePump itself. Contact us for details.
1. Sponsor online from this webiste
Go to the bottom of this page:
- Select the currency that you want, standard this is set in US$;
- Continue and click on the "Donate" button and follow the steps.
2. Sponsor by normal Bank transfer:
ABN-AMRO Account Nr. 62.04.04.841
Attn. FairWater Foundation
BIC: ABNANL2A
IBAN: NL57 ABNA 062040841
3. SMS "fairwater" to 3010
This is easy, just by sending the SMS text-message "fairwater" to 3010 and contribute 5,00 Euro.
4. Joine the Sanex Zero% shower gel action
This is at no cost for yourself: Just join the action and support via Facebook or Twitter. Simply click on this link to support us.
Every support click equals "one month of clean water for one person" in Gambia, paid for by SANEX.
Every 15 seconds a child dies due to lack of clean water....
But also in the same 15 seconds you can now contribute at now cost
and help a community with durable water.
simply click on this link to help
... Thanks! ...
The community of Mandinari received many years ago two India pumps with funding from Saudi Arabia and for some years, they had a safe water supply nearby and were very happy. However, after some years, these pumps needed more and more costly repairs, sometimes up to 800 Euro. Finally, the families could not afford this anymore and the pump was left broken down and they had to walk again a few kilometers for water, because these pumps were the only safe water supply in this community.
Main Distribitor World Wide:
Boode B.V.
Contact: Jeroen Boode
Nijverheidscentrum 3
P.O. Box 27, NL 2760 AA Zevenhuizen
2761 JP Zevenhuizen, The Netherlands
Phone: +31.180.6327.44
Email:
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Website: www.boode.com
Distributors & Contacts in Africa:
Angola
Intercal / Fermacom
Contact: Mrs. Sandra Santos
Largo 1 de Maio, Nr 15
Lubango, Angola
Phone Angola: +244.22680 / 23077
Phone Portugal: +351.21.3031484
Mobile: +351.
Email:
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Burkina Faso
EEPC S.A.
Contact: Mr. Abdoulai Porgo / Marc Porgo
Ougadougou, Burkina Faso
Phone: +226.50.482.438
Mobile: +226.782.000.36
Email:
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Website: www.eepc.com
Cameroun
COTAFRIQUE S.A.
Contact: Mr. Isaie Nana
10 Rue Dr. Jamot, Akwa
Douala, Cameroun
Phone: +237.334.218.56
Mobile: +237.777.413.28
Email:
Website:
Ethiopia
Soon to be opened
Republic of Central Africa (RCA)
SADEER
Contact: Mr. Alan Humphries
B.P. 2069
Bangui, RCA
Phone: +33.614.555.714
Mobile:
Email:
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Website: www.sadeerafrica.com
Gambia (BluePumps in stock)
Contact: Mr. Ebrima Cole
21 Street East
Kanifing, The Gambia
Phone: +220.(0)4.372.464
Mobile: +220.991.2765
Email:
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Website: www.swe-gam.gm
Ghana
Aquagro Limited
Contact: Mr. Kofi Forson
5 Sapele Close, Dzorwulu
P.O. Box CT 1289
Cantonmens Accra, Ghana
Email:
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Kenya (BluePumps in stock)
Techno Relief
Contact: Mr. Himanshu Dixit
Mombassa Road
P.O. Box 34910
Nairobi 00100, Kenya
Phone: +254.20.651.176
Mobile: +254.722.205.177
Email:
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Website: www.technorelief.com
Malawi
Blue-Zone Malawi Lda.
Contact: Mr. Kim Gardner Jacobson
P.O. Box 30508 Blt. 3
Blantyre, Malawi
Phone: +265.8.980.888
Mobile: +265.
Email:
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Mozambique (BluePumps in stock)
Blue-Zone Mozambique Lda.
Contact: Mr. Leif Hansen
Avenida Kennith Kaunda
B.da Coop, Predio PH2, R/C
Maputo, Mozambique
Phone: +258.21.414.217 / 414.221
Mobile: +258.82.3040.480
Email:
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Namibia
KS Industries
Contact: Mr. Wolfgang Palmhert
P.O. Box 11153
Kallie Roodt Street 11, North Industrial
Windhoek, Namibia
Phone: +264.61.234.582
Mobile: +264.
Email:
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South Africa
BRD Engineering & contracting cc
Contact: Mrs. Betty Barry
PO Box 13576
Elspark, Germiston , 1418
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: +27 (0)11 893 3454
Mobile: +27.11.893.3454
Fax: +27 (0)11 893 3968
E-Mail:
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Website: www.brdsa.co.za
Tanzania (expected from 2012)
MerryWater Ltd.
Contact: Mr. Damian Massenge
Alli Hassan Mwinyi Road
Box 7472
Dar es Salaam
Phone: +255-22-2700157
Fax : +255-22-2700413
E-mail: info@merrywater@de
Website: www.merrywater.de
West Africa Regional (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Togo, Benin)
SORIM
Contact: Mr. Olivier Brancaccio
15 B.P. 687
Abidjan 15, Ivory Coast
Phone: +225.21.758.905
Mobile: +33.670.079.974
Email:
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FairWater partners are organizations that implement water projects in Africa with the FairWater BluePump or with the FairWater filters.
They can be NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) as well as companies in the private sector.
FairWater partners are carefully selected; it is important to us, that they also have a strong commitment to protect and respect the environment and prefer quality projects over quick gains and, most important, to have sustainable results from their activities.
The Eco-lodge MamboViewPoint is a very special and dear partner of FairWater. The lodge is run by a Dutch couple with the objective to develop and improve the lives of the people in the nearby communties in an eco-friendly and sustainabe way. Fairwater comes in with assistance to improve the water supply in that region with the durable BluePump and by introducing the simple low-cost household water filters.
One of the most active FairWater partners in Tanzania is Global Alliances Resources, a Tanzania NGO with a base for fund raising in the US. It is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to bringing hope, joy and abundance to the world's most impoverished regions.
By sharing ideas, volunteers and financial resources with local, community based organizations we seek to promote natural, holistic and sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty, malnutrition and disease.
The Millennium Promise Program (MPP) is of the main implementing partners of the FairWater Trust Fund to install the reliable FairWater BluePump in Africa. The MVP choose for the BluePump because of its reliablity, low-cost operation and easy handling for the users.
The Millennium Promise Program
In 2000, the nations of the world committed to the Millennium Development Goals. These Goals were agreed to by every country in the world and set time-bound and measurable targets for halving extreme poverty by 2015. In 2005, at the World Summit leaders from all 191 UN member states recommitted to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, while leaders at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles agreed to double aid to Africa to $50 billion per year by 2010 (roughly $70 per African per year) and to cancel debts for the poorest countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa is at the greatest risk of not achieving the Goals and is struggling to progress on almost every dimension of poverty, including hunger, lack of education, and prevalent disease. Water supply is still one of the main challenges, especially how to arrive at a cost-effective and sustainable public water service for people that live on less than 1 US$ a day.
The Millennium Villages seek to end extreme poverty by working with the poorest of the poor, village by village throughout Africa, in partnership with governments and other committed stakeholders, providing affordable and science-based solutions to help people lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
Example village Mbola in Tanzania (see picture with the BluePump)
The situation in Mbola is stark. The children have faces hardened by years of adversity that belie their youth--living in one of the poorest regions of Tanzania. They are everywhere in this village, and immediately you notice their stunted height and distended bellies, telltale signs of malnourishment. But despite all this, they are still children and they remain cheerful and playful especially when there is a makeshift soccerball to be kicked around.
Initially in the MVP locations VLOM handpumps from India were used, but it soon became clear that this was not a sustainable solution. Therefore in 2010 the first BluePump was installed in Mbola, with great success.
"Jointhepipe.org" ... !
Jointhepipe.org is one of the main sponsors of FairWater. It is the new international community of tap water drinkers with a dream......to build the longest pipeline in the world. A pipeline long enough to bring drinking water to everyone without it.
It sounds crazy, and maybe it is. But everytime we speak about this dream, we find that more and more people start to see what we actually mean with this. They join us. They start sharing our goals and have the same dream and live it in their daily lives. Step by step, here and in Africa.
Tapwater is hot!
Its just a matter of time. The virtual pipeline will be a reality and we will "connect" the world and make it work; water for all. People, young & old, communities, restaurants, universities, public buildings, airports, etc. join the dream. Whenever possible, ask for tap-water in stead of bottled water. At the same time, help Africa with safe water. After all, with donations to Jointhepipe.org FairWater makes more BlueZones and rehabilitates abandoned handpumps with the durable Bluepumps.
Companies and organizations sponsor durable BluePumps while drinking Tap-Water and have their logo on the pump as well, click here for an example.
Also in public parks (The "Vondel Park" in Amsterdam, to start with ... ) and public squares (like the "Leidseplein square in Amsterdamfor instance ...) you will see more and more our Tap-water points, to fill up your Jointhepipe.org bottles.
Make a statement: become a "Jointhepipe" member and sponsor a durable BluePump with Fairwater!
Click <here> to go to the Jointhepip.org blog.
Jointhepipe.org
Keizersgracht 676
1017 ET Amsterdam
T 31 (0) 20 794 2294
F 31 (0) 20 794 2295
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BluePump Distributor & Service
Blue Zone Ltd.
Contact: Mr. Leif Hansen
Phone: +255.
Fax: +255.
Email:
Maputo
Mozambique
FairWater Partner NGOs
Samatarian Purse
Maputo
Mozambique
Handpump Operation & Maintenance (O&M)
A new handpump will not work for ever, with time some part may come loose or wear out and need to be replaced. Therefore, technical know-how need to be availble for regular maintenance and repairs when the pump breaks down.
To this aim, some 20 years ago, development organizations developed the VLOM approach. VLOM stands for: Village Level Operated & Maintained. The basic starting point of the VLOM approach is that the users should be responsible for the maintenance of the pump. This sounds logic, but in practise it became clear that this was easier said than done. Repairs usually become more complicated and expensive after some years and spare parts are often hard to find.
In the VLOM approach, it was also assumed that the key issue was to make the community feel that it was "their' own handpump. It was argued that as long as the community has a "sense of ownership", they will feel more responsible and therefore will automatically be more motivated to maintain "their" handpump. However, in practise also this assumption did not lead to sustainable handpump O&M practice.
Indeed, some "example" show-case communities could do this, especially in shallow boreholes, but the reality all over Africa is different. The result is that, today, on average 1 out of 3 handpumps, or about 40% to 50% of these VLOM handpumps are now abandoned. Especially handpumps in deep boreholes break down very often and are abandoned (70 to 90%). Statistics are hard to beat. It is expected that within 10 years most VLOM handpumps in Africa will be broken down.
Reliability is the key to sustainability
Studies show that the main problem of these VLOM handpumps (often mass produced in India) is due to the fact that they are not designed for heavy duty day-in day-out pumping in African rural communities. The advantage of these India pumps is that they are cheap, the disadvantage is that they break down all the time (sometimes already within a few weeks). They need many spares that are typically made for these pumps, so not available on the local market. No wonder that the initial spare parts are soon finished and that communties are irritated by the the never ending repairs. This is not what they expected and they cannot afford these frequent repairs as well. Result is that most VLOM pumps are abandoned within 3 to 5 years.
The FairWater BluePump alternative
Technology matters and indeed plays an important role. To avoid the irritations of the never ending breakdowns, the BluePump has been designed to be the most reliable handpump on the market. In fact, the BluePump therefore also need no spares all the time. Maintenance is limited to regular check on nuts and bolts. Besides, the maintenance of the FairWater BluePump is also organized in a different, more modern and private sector approach.
The BluePump A-B-C maintenance approach and the BlueZone concept
The recommended O&M concept for the BluePump is a simple A-B-C, and as simple as the BluePump technology itself. It comprised therefor only the following elements:
A. the "Agent", or distributor (supported by FairWater and the world-wide distributor BOODE B.V.
B. the "Back-Up" of a regional operating company or structure (supported by the Agent)
C. the "Caretaker" of the community (supported by the regional Back-up)
These 3 elements are in contact with each other and each plays a different role.
A. The Agent has pumps and parts in stock and all expertise is available;
B. The Back-Up has a repair capacity and assist the agent with installation and repairs;
C. The Caretaker supervises the use of the pump and is the eyes and ears for the Back-Up structure.
The regular small maintenance of the BluePump can still done by a local caretaker, he/she is appointed by the community and may recieve (yes or no, depending on the community) a small salary to supervise the water fetching and to collect the contribution of the users. Acceptable family contributions are about 0,5 to 1 US$ per family per month.
In case of a problem or check-up, the caretaker is the right person to contact the regional BluePump Back-Up support for assistance. Repairs will be done Fast, for a Fixed & Fair price, the "F + F + F approach". The price for the repair is mainly depending on the distance. Because the BluePump will not need a lot of spares, the community normally does not pay for the spares or other materials used, so they will not be surprised by a too large bill. In fact, in the A - B - C concept, the community will make an arrangement beforehand with the regional Back-Up support, for what price they will come to fix the pump when needed. The agent can give the regional Back-Up support assistance and pump & spares for installation or repairs.
No community bank-account needed
In the old VLOM approach, communities were encouraged to regular contribute to create a sum that could be used in case of repairs. However, this often created many problems in the community, because normally the money was gone when needed for a repair. With this new A-B-C approach this accountability problem is avoided. Communities only pay for repairs when there is an actual break down.
Sustainable water supply for the lowest price
Because of the simplicity and reliability of the BluePump, breakdowns are rare and can easily be resolved without many expensive spares. Therefore the BluePump repairs should in practice normally be done for a low and fixed price. The BluePump A-B-C concept therefore makes the BluePump the cheapest to operate & maintain handpump for community water supply.
A check-up of a BluePump in Mozambique by the local company "BlueZone", the country dealer for the BluePump.
(this is an UNICEF sponsored BluePump, at a depth of 67m. deep, providing water for about 2.000 people on a daily basis)
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FairWater has a modern, "Private Sector Assistance" (PSA) approach for the O&M of handpumps, in Africa, which differs from the traditional "old" VLOM (Village Level Operated and Maintained) approach that did not bring the expected sustainability.
The FairWater Private Sector O&M Approach is based on the understanding that community water problems can best be solved with durable and reliable handpumps that can be mainained at low-cost with the help of a professional Regional Maintenance Team (RMT).
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