By GRACE OKELLO | NATIONAL PRGRAMME SECRETARY
PROJECT IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY AND YWCA
1. Muguna ‘B’ Water Project assisted Maundu Village (in the neighboring) to start Water_ Project by giving them a branch.
2.YWCA has gained a lot of experience by implementing Muguna ‘B’ Water Project. This has made it easier to implement Maundu Project. v 3.Women from the community have formed small self-help groups where they carry out Merry-go-round activities. v
4.Women can now have free time to spend on other economic activities e.g. farming other than spending time walking long distances to look for water. v
5.There is general improvement of the living standards in the community. v
6.The project has helped increase membership to the YWCA.
CHALLENGES:
1.There is a frequent breakage of plastic pipes in the forest where there is a swampy area. Pipes are trampled by elephants hence there are usually water shortages in the villages. A solution to this problem would be to replace the plastic pipes with steel pipes, which are more resistant. v
2.The population within the project coverage has increased since implementation and same for the domestic animals, currently the project cannot serve the current population hence the need to use bigger pipes at the intake.
3.The water supply is not enough for the beneficiaries to carry out any irrigation to grow vegetables for home consumption.
FUTURE PLANS:
The community has the following plans to solve the challenges facing the project so that there is efficient and sufficient water supply to all the members within the project coverage; -
1.The plastic pipes which were installed in the forest need to be replaced with steel pipes so that the problem of breakages by elephants can be solved. v
2.Members would be required to buy storage tanks in their homesteads for us when there is shortage of water.
3.The Community would also be also be required to replace the current pipes of 6” size with 8” size so that more water reaches the community. v
3.The project has forwarded a proposal to the area Constituency Development Fund but is still awaiting approval.
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