Water supply for Yeta Community School in Mongu district, Zambia

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Countries:	Zambia
Basins:	Zambezi
Project SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.	Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Project Tags: Includes tags from the project and its locations.	Groundwater Sanitation Hygiene Safe, Affordable Water Water Funds Women & Water
Progress to Date:	100 gallons of water saved. Number of gallons of water collected per day.
Services Needed:	Communications & outreach Financial support Technical assistance
Desired Partners:	Business Association Government NGO / Civil Society Financial Institution
Language:	English
Start & End Dates:	Oct. 01, 2021 » Ongoing
Project Website:	mmc695.webnode.com
Contextual Condition(s):	PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services
Additional Benefits:	Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries:	Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time:	1 - 3 months
Financial Resources:	Less than $1,000 USD
Primary Funding Source:	public
Project Challenges:	RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources
Project Source:	User
Profile Completion:	100%

Project Overview

This project aims to provide safe drinking water for almost 3000 children and teachers at the fast growing Yeta Community School in Mongu district, Zambia. The project will provide training/education on maintenance & hygiene. The community will have actual clean safe drinking water and educating the community on water, sanitation & health through providing teaching at the community meetings.

Unintended Consequences

The school might be closed because of sanitation and hygiene issues during the raining seasons.

Primary Contact

Patrick Maboshe
Executive Director
Maboshe Memorial Centre - MMC

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions:	PHYSICAL: Inadequate infrastructure, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to sanitation services, PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to hygiene services
Project Benefits:	Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries:	Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing:	1 - 3 months
Financial Resources:	Less than $1,000 USD
Primary Funding Source:	Public funding
Challenges:	RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, RESOURCES: Lack of technical resources

Missed Opportunities

The school might be a government school that will grow from community to a government secondary school.

Unintended Consequences

The school might be closed because of sanitation and hygiene issues during the raining seasons.

Project Narrative

We have successfully engaged the community in all our activities and have full support from the local chief. We have managed to provide chlorine to school children's caregivers and have provided hand-washing training to children as well as to mothers at the under 5 clinics.

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Patrick Maboshe

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