Potable Water supply to 13000 villagers in Nigeria

It is almost two years since the commissioning of the water project by Dako Foundation for Rural Healthcare and Education to provide potable water to 13,000 rural dwellers in communities in Edo North, Nigeria. Repeated monitoring visits to the water project sites show that rural residents continue to benefit from the water supply as this has continue to be a major source of water to its primary community and environs. 

Rationale for the water project

In Nigeria, access to safe and regular water supply is a major challenge as clean and regular water supply have not kept pace with the rapid rate of population increase. Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families and lead to water borne diseases such as diarrheal, cholera, typhoid, hookworm etc. This situation is particularly worse in underserved rural communities where most of the children die due to preventable diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene. This situation is very rife in the communities where DFRHCE implements a water project to serve 13,000 rural dwellers.

Project Overview

Construction of a 40 feet (ft) high scaffolding at the artesian water source in order to carry 10,000Litres of water reservoir, solar panel installation and water distributed through extension pipes to six (6) other neighbouring communities at a distance of 5 kilometers.

Project Location: Iyerekhu, Edo State, Nigeria.

Project Reach: The project is expected to provide water supply to reach 13000 people in total; 6000 people in its primary community and another 7000 residents through its water extension from the source to neighbouring communities.

Project Implementation Successes.

The first and second phase of the water project has been successfully completed and commissioned. Activities carried out in this first phase include.
• Project site preparation and maintenance
• Fully installed artesian water source with completed plumbering
• Construction of basement for water scaffolding
• Construction of a 40ft high steel scaffolding
• Provision of 10,000L water storage
• Extension pipes to two community water sources.
• Completed two fully tiled community water extension platforms
• Completed; four community taps

Our donation link https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/potable-water-supply-to-13000-villagers-in-nigeria/ is still active on GlobalGiving and opens for donations. Please donate now. The donations would help ensure timely and successful completion of the next phases of the water project to 13,000 rural dwellers.

Thank you for your donations towards providing potable water to 13,000 rural dwellers in Nigeria. The successes recorded so far have been made possible due to widespread donations from all our donors in the UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, America, South Africa and Nigeria. Your donations, irrespective of the amount, helped us achieve these successes. While we hold all donors in high esteem, we will as well not forget to appreciate one of our major donors, Dako Medical Centre Limited (Nigeria) for its immense contribution towards the completion of the first phase of this project especially during times of low funding challenges and the urgent need to provide water to the immediate host community. We look forward to continued support from all our donors as we further provide potable water to underserved communities in Nigeria.

Thank you,
Dr Mamudu Dako
Founder/CEO, Dako Foundation for Rural Healthcare and Education (DFRHCE).