People in these hamlets do not have convenient access to sufficient quantities of good quality water for domestic purposes. Construction of a new water system directly piped into people’s homes will help address their needs for good quality water in sufficient quantity for drinking, cooking, washing and other domestic uses.

The water system, connected directly to residents’ homes, will save beneficiaries time and energy. Adults can invest the extra time and labor into income-generating activities to improve their living standards as well as pay for their children’s schooling. Children, who are often tasked with the chore of obtaining water, would have more time for their studies and extracurricular activities.

Access to clean water and improved hygiene and sanitation behavior will decrease the incidence of water-borne diseases, such as trachoma, diarrhea, and cholera, and improve overall community and family health, with associated improvement in health-related socioeconomic indicators.

EMW's standard pipe water system with an overhead tank and metering.

The beneficiaries have accepted to participate in the project and contribute as much as possible to the construction of the system, at least they will provide for free all labour required for digging and backfilling the pipeline trenches.

They will also pay the full upfront costs of their house connections and pay monthly consumption–based water tariffs to cover operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and potential expansion costs.