Fee Collection

By Gemma Bulos of A Single Drop Posted almost 2 years ago

Hi there

Fee collection for boreholes and other public water sources always intrigue me. can you tell me how fees are collected? Do people pay monthly, or by the jerican? is it free for the students? Does anyone get paid for repair, or is the WMC all volunteer?

Thanks! Good luck!
gemma

Fee Collection

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted almost 2 years ago

Fee Collection

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted almost 2 years ago

Dear Gemma, the project we are planing to do this year is to construct/ drill two bore hole in two government secondary school. The system they use in collecting maintanance fees is by involving all students whereby each students contribute once per year. When they pay school fees the well maintanance fee included. The system is not giving trouble to teachers. If the school fees are not paid the students are not allowed to be at school.It means if he/she pay school fees automatically he/she also pay well Maintanance fee.

The fees is being used to pay for major repair. All minor repair is done by trained WMC who are all volunteers.

Msigwa

Spare Parts

By Kristen Kosinski of The Samburu Project Posted almost 2 years ago

One thing that you might want to consider is developing a plan for where to get parts from. We have done some very similar projects in rural Kenya and have found that if there is not a plan in place to provide parts, local communities often have no idea how to procure them.

Spare Parts

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted almost 2 years ago

Dear Kristen I again thanking you for clarifying more. In our case the parts are available from manicipal/regional water offices. So long the two wells are installed in secondary schools, they are able to pay for the costs of those parts. They have a plan to involve all students tocontribute money for maintanance.

Msigwa

Spare Parts

By Robert Pierce of The Samburu Project Posted almost 2 years ago

Msigwa,
One more question: when repairs, etc are required, who does the actual work?
Thanks,
Robert

Spare Parts

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted almost 2 years ago

Dear Roberts, the actual work is done by municipal/Regional water
Engineers (experts) but the minor maintanance is easily done by the Committee.
Msigwa.

Sanitation

By Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted almost 2 years ago

Can you please brief us on how the 1663 people mentioned will get the sanitation.

Sanitation

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted almost 2 years ago

Dear Kamara, the named Number of beneficiaries will get santation skills in two ways

1. Meetings will be conducted in each school where by the Municipal water technician will be involved to sensitize the school community on sanitation.

2.One day training seminar to 10 Members of WMC will be conducted in each school(they will be given skills on Sanitation, well maintanance and how manage and care WMF.
Thanks
Msigwa

Re: Sanitation

By Rajesh Shah of Blue Planet Network Posted over 1 year ago

Lets clarify the numbers: people getting sanitation should be zero.
Sanitation numbers should reflect the actual resources offered to beneficiaries, not education or awareness.

Other benefits such as sanitation education can be 1663, but even that is a stretching it.

Re: Sanitation

By Iskaka Msigwa of Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted over 1 year ago

Dear Rajesh, many thanks for clarifying the issue of number of people getting sanitation. I agree with you, it was not the right way we presented.
Thank you again.
Msigwa