Project Kick Off
Construction on the Construction on the Nyabikona-Kivumu water system began on January 14, 2014. See the full list of projects here.
Songa Commune of the Bururi Provence, has very limited clean water resources. Currently the local inhabitants walk significant distances to obtain water from small springs and water pools that are not clean. The Project, located in the Ndago Colline of the Songa Commune will collect water from a 1 liter-per-second source at Nyabikona. A collection chamber will be built at the source and connect to three five-cubic-meter tanks and one ten-cubic-meter tank distributed over 2.25 kilometers of primary pipeline. Thirteen tap stands will be distributed over 3.35 kilometers of distribution pipeline.
Thanks to our generous supporters, when completed this project will provide 1,500 local people clean water for life.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Construction Dates: August 2014 - May 2014
4 tanks
13 tap stands
Employ: 40 local people including masons and plumbers
Serves 1,500 residents in the surrounding area
PROJECT SCHEMATICS
Field Update: Interim Progress
Thanks to your generosity construction crews in Burundi are still at work on the Nyabikona-Kivumu water system. The scope of work and schematic drawing gives the nuts and bolts but not the human impact.
The availability of clean water and the resulting improvements in health and education begin to reverse the cycle of poverty. According to the World Bank, returns on education investment are the largest in Africa over any other continent, and each additional year of schooling raises earnings by 11% for boys and 14% for girls.
Milestones completed as of October 12, 2013:
Trenching completed
Initial pipeline in place
3 of 4 Storage tanks have been completed
2 of 4 tap stands have been completed
System Completion
JOIN OUR MISSION
This project was funded by our wonderful supporters. We thank these generous individuals for changing the lives of the people in this community through access to clean water.
Our next water system depends on you! We have 36 months of shovel-ready projects lined up - all we need is your support. Help us give the gift of clean water to those that need it most.