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Nyagatare in northeastern Rwanda experiences high temperatures and low precipitation, resulting in periodic droughts. Soil erosion exacerbates water loss, and the region’s river network has low water levels, posing challenges for both humans and animals in meeting their water needs.
Before the development of this project, the population relied on open ponds and streams for water, necessitating time-consuming trips and exposing them to bacterial contamination. Boiling the water was necessary before use. Cooking was done on inefficient three-stone fires, leading to high CO2 emissions and health issues like pulmonary disease and itchy eyes. Over the past 20 years, the Rwandan government and NGOs constructed community boreholes to provide clean drinking water, but inadequate maintenance programs, poor management, and high costs have hindered their effectiveness.
The Nyagatare Safe Water Project is a major step forward for the people living in this region, by rehabilitating broken water wells. Through this project, each borehole supplies fresh and clean drinking water to over 100 families, impacting positively on health and the environment.
GS Registered
Rwanda
Energy Efficiency – Domestic
120,000 tonnes CO2
May 16, 2017 ― May 15, 2024
Clean water for over 100 families
In addition to the clean water provision, this project also aims to reduce GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions from the use of emissions intensive sources such as the burning of non-renewable biomass for cooking and water treatment.
Benefits to the environment and communities include:
BIODIVERSITY
Contributes to the protection of biodiversity hot spots such as the Akagera National Park.
HEALTH
Avoiding the use of the 3-stone-fire for water purification results in less smoke and leads to significantly smoke irritations causing red-eye complications and lung diseases.
WATER SUPPLY
Establishing and maintaining a safe water supply infrastructure.
IMPACT
Reducing CO2: 10.000 tons per VPA through the optimized water gathering process.
PRODUCTION
Each borehole supplies around 2.5 million liters of water per year, equal to 1 Olympic swimming pool.
CONSUMPTION
Reducing the cost of firewood saves families money enabling households to buy livestock and support children with their education and school supplies.
Verification: This project is verified by the Gold Standard
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