Itinitwang, drinking water for the village

Itinitwang - Boyo Division. The hamlet is located between the villages of Jinkfuin, Djichami, Belo and Aboh. The population is composed of over 800 adults, almost 400 children in school age and around 300 children less than 5 years of age. There is a lovely view of the valley from here and the vegetation consists of large fields, small shrubs and fruit trees growing along the roads.

Many of its inhabitants had frequent health problems due to the lack of access to drinking water as there were no fountains nearby. The water they used to drink came directly from the river which is not always of very good quality.

Aims of this project:

-improving the health status of the villagers, especially of young kids and pregnant women by supplying drinking water to the population by means of 8 public fountains, distributed throughout the village.

-achieving more time and energy for children (to be spend on their studies) by avoiding them to walk long distances in search of water and carry heavy jerry cans back.

-attracting more people/small businesses to the area; with water it will be easier to build.

The implementation of this project finished in January 2010. Villagers, students and elder have worked with the technical team in order to make this project come true.

Budget: EUR 21.076,-. Collected by the villagers, local administration: EUR 7.501,- Kirabo: EUR 13.575,- thanks to funds received from NGO Africa Directo, relatives and friends.