ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC

Description

The community of Mkutani (population 3000) previously relied upon a river source for drinking water, resulting in deleterious health impacts in the community. Under the first phase of the project completed in 2018, the Chapter successfully drilled and outfitted a well with a solar pump and storage tank at the nearest location of a viable water-bearing formation. While this first phase provided a potable water source to the community, women and children must still walk 2.5 miles to carry the water from this well back to their homes, taking time away from other educational and economic opportunities. Additionally, while many members avail of the new potable water source and haul water daily from the well, a number of community members still rely on the contaminated river water source due to the arduous task of fetching water from the new well source. The next phase of this project will involve construction of a water distribution system to deliver potable water to the community, eliminating the need to haul water from a great distance.