plan 14RWHT at Church of God of Prophecy Primary School

Summary

Construction of an Underground Rainwater Harvesting Tank at the Church of God of Prophecy Primary School in Makosseh/Port Loko District with more 4800 beneficiaries.

Background

The primary school of Makosseh serves children from 10 settlements in the area. The nearest health centre is 15 kilometers away and the wells in the village are not operational and faulty. The current water source is a stream ankle deep that dries up duri

Location

Port Loko District, Koya Chiefdom, Sierra Leone

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Focus

Primary Focus: Drinking Water - Schools
Secondary Focus: Drinking Water - Community

People Getting Safe Drinking Water: 4,800

806 students of the institution
about 4000 indirect beneficiaries within 10 settlements around the school

School Children Getting Water: 806

People Getting Sanitation: 0

People Getting Other Benefits:

Employment for construction workers
Water-education for responsible people

Start Date: 2006-05-15

Completion Date: 2006-08-15

Technology Used:

Underground Rainwater Harvesting Tank equipped with an Indian Mark II hand pump and connected to the schools roof.

Phases:

Done in one phase

Community Organization:

As usual, a committee is formed to supervise the usage of the infrastructure representing all groups of the community (youth, women, school,…)

Government Interaction:

Ancillary activities:

Other Issues:

Training in maintenance of the tank

Maintenance Revenue:

Usage Fees:
Students – 500 Leone (20 US-Cent)
Everybody else – 100 Leone/bucket (8 US-Cent)

Maintenance Cost:

Metrics:

Prior art before metrics

Cost: $9,800

Material Cost SLL 17,645,000
Activity Cost SLL 8,057,000
Administrative Cost SLL 1,800,000
Total SLL 27,502,000/$9,822/€8,872

Co Funding Amount: $0

none

Community Contribution Amount:

Community maintains the infrastructure

Fund Requested: $9,800

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  • 2 participants | show more

    Interesting Project - thanks

    Ned Breslin of Water for People

    Thanks for the overview of your project. I have a few questions: 1. what is the storage capacity of the system? 2. is there enough water for the school all year? If no, what additional water will be procured? 3. why is sanitation not considered as part of the project? 4. How will the school pay for repairs? Thanks Ned

    Thanks for the overview of your project. I have a few questions:

    1. what is the storage capacity of the system?
    2. is there enough water for the school all year? If no, what additional water will be procured?
    3. why is sanitation not considered as part of the project?
    4. How will the school pay for repairs?

    Thanks

    Ned

    • Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

      Thank you for reviewing our projects :) 1 - storage capacity: 100.000 Liter drinking water 2 - yes, provided they only use it as drinking water 3 - they already have toilets in their school 4 - please check the application - maintenance revenue model greetings from SaLone :)

      Thank you for reviewing our projects :)

      1 - storage capacity: 100.000 Liter drinking water
      2 - yes, provided they only use it as drinking water
      3 - they already have toilets in their school
      4 - please check the application - maintenance revenue model

      greetings from SaLone :)

  • 2 participants | show more

    A few questions

    Susan Davis of CARE

    Hi, I'm curious about whether you plan engagement with the government during or after implementation - in particular the Ministries of Education and Water. Are there plans to scale this project to other schools or is this community unique in its ability to support the project? What is the incentive for community members to contribute labo...

    Hi, I'm curious about whether you plan engagement with the government during or after implementation - in particular the Ministries of Education and Water. Are there plans to scale this project to other schools or is this community unique in its ability to support the project? What is the incentive for community members to contribute labor, funds and/or maintenance to the project? I'm also curious about how the fees were set?
    Thanks!

    • Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

      Actually, we have not written directly to the ministry of Water and Energy, neither the Ministry of Education on what we are implementing now. However, in our annual re-registration of the organisation, we make our proposals and activities undertaken known to the government through the ministry of development and economic planning that hav...

      Actually, we have not written directly to the ministry of Water and Energy, neither the Ministry of Education on what we are implementing now. However, in our annual re-registration of the organisation, we make our proposals and activities undertaken known to the government through the ministry of development and economic planning that have the responsibility of regulating NGOs and approve of their activities.

    • Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

      we have undertaken such a project in other communities already. We will continue to do that by applying at peerwater as well as at unicef for such projects.

      we have undertaken such a project in other communities already. We will continue to do that by applying at peerwater as well as at unicef for such projects.

    • Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

      they have an inner motivation because they are in dire need of this assistance. The water situation in Sierra Leone for lots of people is pretty bad...

      they have an inner motivation because they are in dire need of this assistance. The water situation in Sierra Leone for lots of people is pretty bad...

    • Idriss Kamara of Safer Future Youth Development Project

      the project negotiated with the community to reach at the fees described in the proposal (500 Leone per term for students, 100 Leone per bucket for everybody else) the result of the negotiation is what the community can pay and what we know the project needs to maintain the system.

      the project negotiated with the community to reach at the fees described in the proposal (500 Leone per term for students, 100 Leone per bucket for everybody else)
      the result of the negotiation is what the community can pay and what we know the project needs to maintain the system.

  • Rating: 7

    review by Blue Planet Network

    Needs to elaborate on the community organization and address why the existing wells will not be repaired.

  • Not Reviewed

    by Barefoot College

  • Rating: 5

    review by Water for People

    Pretty vague proposal and not clear how the system will be sustained by the school over time. A Mark II requires some good skills and some finance, but details on this are lacking. I am also wondering if the system will be sufficient to meet school water needs. If not, where will the additional water come from?

    Thanks

    ned

  • Rating: 6

    review by CARE

    Other project applications seem to provide more detail and background. This application might benefit by putting the program in context - why work through the school rather than the community, for example?

Name Status Completion Date Final Cost
RWHT at Church of God of Prophecy Primary School M completed Aug 2006 9,822
RWHT at Ahmadiyya Muslim Primary School in 6 Mile completed_late Nov 2007 11,254