Beneficiary numbers

By Blue Planet Network Posted on Thu 17 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Please explain the numbers: we would like to see the numbers that going to be impacted by this proposal. Reading the text, it appears that the numbers refer to the people already helped by earlier projects (39 wells and a borewell) or one could read it as the total population. It is the same problem in both the applications.

For funders it is important to see an estimate of the number of beneficiaries.

"stream capping"

By A Single Drop Posted on Thu 17 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Can you explain in detail what "stream capping"? If you are referring to some "traditional" water wells, I think it benefit so many of us who may be caught up in the new technologies what makes this "traditional"

I would like to hear more about how you pick your people who will do the maintenance, supervision, who are the implementers. The two people who will be maintaining, are they volunteers? The supervisors of the well implementation, are they staff from PADI and what is their role in follow-up, M&E, etc? Who collects the money and monitors the WMF?

What have been your challenges in picking the "right" people in the community to take on some of the responsibilities? Have you had any issues of corruption or misuse of funds? If yes, what did you learn?

"stream capping"

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Thu 24 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Dear Gemma, thanks for the questions.
i) Stream capping or spring capping is a method employed to improve water quality and water quantity in open wells in valleys by use of the sloping ground. In constructing the wells it involves the following;

1. Digging trenches along spring eyes and filling them with stones (boulders) to
form natural water conduits (pipes)
2. The stones are covered with a layer of clay to block easy penetration of surface
run-off (water).
3. The trenches which converge are then back filled with in situ soil
4. A cut off wall of good burnt bricks or sand-cement blocks is constructed
downstream the convergences to receive the improved water supply.
A box like space behind the wall is likewise filled with porous stones and then
sealed with clay and backfilled with said.
5. The cut-off wall carries 3 short pipes, outlet, wash out and overflow pipes
carrying wood plug stoppers as may be necessary
6 A bucket stand is constructed below the outlet pipe
7. Access path to bucket stand is constructed
9. Improvement of water flow from the improved well is then carried out.

ii)The people who will do the maintenance supervision and implementers are being picked by the villagers under their village government leaders supervision.

iii) The two people who will be maintaining the wells are volunteers from the well location ( village). To encourage them or to recognize their work,PADI make yearly wells evaluation, those who have managed to care well their wells are being awarded each year from PADI office Tsh. 5,000-10,000/- but as the program/project is expanding we plan to use those who perform well in caring the wells in educating others to do the same as part of awarding and recognizing their effort.
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iv)The money are being collected by the Water wells committees and being monitored by PADI in collaboration with village government through reports and visiting the well sites..

v) The supervisor always is coming from PADI staff (Project Manager and Project Technician) working hand in hand with the wells monitoring committee(WMC).

vi) The challenges we are facing on getting the right person to take some of responsibilities is not very big because the right people are being picked by themselves(they now well each other) in the village. If it happens that the person is not doing as they have been expecting to be they always re pick others. In case some one has misused the fund , the responsible person is required to pay and be discontinued from duty. Misuse of funds is minimized by conducting village meeting quarterly and all money are kept in Bank ,only taken when needed and approved by the committee.(Receipts and bank pay in slip are being checked comparing with actual contributions made in each quarter).
Thanks Msigwa

Well construction material estimate

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Tue 22 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Thanks Iskaka.
Could you please help us with the mixture ratio for the well construction and how thick will be the walls?

Well construction material estimate

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Thu 24 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

The ratio for the well construction is 10 : 1 ( sand: cement) enough to get 20-25 cement sand block bricks. And the thick of the wall depends on the size of the bricks.

Thanks
Msigwa

Beneficiary numbers

By Blue Planet Network Posted on Thu 17 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Please explain the numbers: we would like to see the numbers that going to be impacted by this proposal. Reading the text, it appears that the numbers refer to the people already helped by earlier projects (39 wells and a borewell) or one could read it as the total population. It is the same problem in both the applications.

For funders it is important to see an estimate of the number of beneficiaries.

Beneficiary numbers

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Sat 19 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Sorry the Beneficiary number who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in our project Background, it appeared only in short project description which is 3000 it has been estimated that number of beneficiaries will be 100 people per well who are part of the total population of is 5,000 people.

It is true that the Number of people benefiting from the past projects is the same in both applications because the project we expect to implement this year will be in the same wards we implemented last projects except it will be in different schools and villages. The beneficiaries are the part of the total population of 37,303 people in the three wards where we implement the project.

Beneficiary numbers

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Sat 19 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

Sorry the Beneficiary number who are going to be impacted by this proposal didn’t appear in our project Background, it appeared only in short project description which is 3000 it has been estimated that number of beneficiaries will be 100 people per well who are part of the total population of is 5,000 people.

It is true that the Number of people benefiting from the past projects is the same in both applications because the project we expect to implement this year will be in the same wards we implemented last projects except it will be in different schools and villages. The beneficiaries are the part of the total population of 37,303 people in the three wards where we implement the project.

Material estimate and management of funds.

By Safer Future Youth Development Project Posted on Thu 17 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

What will be the depth of the wells you are going to construct and how realistic is the amount of cement to the 30 wells that will be constructed?

Who will be directly responsible to manage the water maintenance funds?

Material estimate and management of funds.

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Sat 19 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

The Depth of the Improved Traditional water well is approximately 1-1½ meters and 1-1½ meters wide less or more depending on the nature of the area where the well construction is taking place. These wells need 8 bags of cement per well where 3 bags of cement are used to make 60 PCs of sand-cement blocks used in well construction, 5 bags of cement are used to construction and plastering the wells. See “STREAM CAPPING or SPRING CAPPING CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES”. A method employed to improve water quality and water quantity in open wells in valleys by use of the sloping ground. In constructing the wells it involves the following;

i.Digging trenches along spring eyes and filling them with stones (boulders) to form natural water conduits (pipes)
ii.The stones are covered with a layer of clay to block easy penetration of surface run-off (water)
iii.The trenches which converge are then back filled with in situ soil
iv.A cut off wall of good burnt bricks or sand-cement blocks is constructed downstream the convergences to receive the improved water supply. A box like space behind the wall is likewise filled with porous stones and then sealed with clay and backfilled with soil.
v.The cut-off wall carries 3 short pipes, outlet, wash out and overflow pipes carrying wood plug stoppers as may be necessary
vi.A bucket stand is constructed below the outlet pipe
vii.Access path to bucket stand is constructed
viii.Improvement of water flow from the improved well is then carried out.

Water maintenance fund (WMF) will be directly managed by the water monitoring committee (WMC) under the supervision of village Government chairperson or village Executive Officer but they are not allowed to be among the signatories. The committee members are being selected by the community benefiting from the wells

Material estimate and management of funds.

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Sat 19 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

The Depth of the Improved Traditional water well is approximately 1-1½ meters and 1-1½ meters wide less or more depending on the nature of the area where the well construction is taking place. These wells need 8 bags of cement per well where 3 bags of cement are used to make 60 PCs of sand-cement blocks used in well construction, 5 bags of cement are used to construction and plastering the wells. See “STREAM CAPPING or SPRING CAPPING CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES”. A method employed to improve water quality and water quantity in open wells in valleys by use of the sloping ground. In constructing the wells it involves the following;

i.Digging trenches along spring eyes and filling them with stones (boulders) to form natural water conduits (pipes)
ii.The stones are covered with a layer of clay to block easy penetration of surface run-off (water)
iii.The trenches which converge are then back filled with in situ soil
iv.A cut off wall of good burnt bricks or sand-cement blocks is constructed downstream the convergences to receive the improved water supply. A box like space behind the wall is likewise filled with porous stones and then sealed with clay and backfilled with soil.
v.The cut-off wall carries 3 short pipes, outlet, wash out and overflow pipes carrying wood plug stoppers as may be necessary
vi.A bucket stand is constructed below the outlet pipe
vii.Access path to bucket stand is constructed
viii.Improvement of water flow from the improved well is then carried out.

Water maintenance fund (WMF) will be directly managed by the water monitoring committee (WMC) under the supervision of village Government chairperson or village Executive Officer but they are not allowed to be among the signatories. The committee members are being selected by the community benefiting from the wells

Material estimate and management of funds.

By Tanzania Mission to the Poor and Disabled (PADI) Posted on Sat 19 Jul 2008, almost 18 years ago

The Depth of the Improved Traditional water well is approximately 1-1½ meters and 1-1½ meters wide less or more depending on the nature of the area where the well construction is taking place. These wells need 8 bags of cement per well where 3 bags of cement are used to make 60 PCs of sand-cement blocks used in well construction, 5 bags of cement are used to construction and plastering the wells. See “STREAM CAPPING or SPRING CAPPING CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES”. A method employed to improve water quality and water quantity in open wells in valleys by use of the sloping ground. In constructing the wells it involves the following;

i.Digging trenches along spring eyes and filling them with stones (boulders) to form natural water conduits (pipes)
ii.The stones are covered with a layer of clay to block easy penetration of surface run-off (water)
iii.The trenches which converge are then back filled with in situ soil
iv.A cut off wall of good burnt bricks or sand-cement blocks is constructed downstream the convergences to receive the improved water supply. A box like space behind the wall is likewise filled with porous stones and then sealed with clay and backfilled with soil.
v.The cut-off wall carries 3 short pipes, outlet, wash out and overflow pipes carrying wood plug stoppers as may be necessary
vi.A bucket stand is constructed below the outlet pipe
vii.Access path to bucket stand is constructed
viii.Improvement of water flow from the improved well is then carried out.

Water maintenance fund (WMF) will be directly managed by the water monitoring committee (WMC) under the supervision of village Government chairperson or village Executive Officer but they are not allowed to be among the signatories. The committee members are being selected by the community benefiting from the wells