Let's bring clean water to Mount Juru in Rwanda!

Together with Caritas Rwanda, we have already delivered 70 water tanks to farming households and are preparing to deliver another 23. Most tanks have a capacity of 5,000 litres and are equipped with ceramic water filters to ensure access to safe drinking water.

Donations raised through GlobalGiving, combined with contributions from other donors, are used to subsidize the purchase of water tanks and filters for families who would otherwise be unable to afford them.

All beneficiary farmers receive training from the German NGO Sparkassenstiftung on tank maintenance and financial literacy, helping them manage their new water infrastructure and make informed financial decisions.

One of the programme's main challenges has been the significant increase in water tank prices, partly driven by rising global oil prices. To keep monthly instalments affordable for low-income households, we have therefore increased the subsidy to USD 75 per tank, including the filter.

At the same time, the local savings and credit cooperative (SACCO), in partnership with Sparkassenstiftung and the Sustainable Villages Foundation, has launched a financing programme for households that can afford the instalments without subsidies. This parallel approach helps make the programme financially sustainable and scalable, with the potential to reach farming households throughout the district.

Even under the subsidy-free financing scheme, the Sustainable Villages Foundation continues to play an active role by negotiating competitive prices with suppliers, coordinating procurement and arranging direct delivery of water tanks to beneficiary households.

In this way, we are combining targeted support for poor families with a sustainable financing model that can gradually expand access to safe water across the district.