Community pump house - WaterAid (sitios de interés)

WaterAid | Community pump house

In Bankholo, access to safe, clean water has started to transform village life.

In Bankholo village, central Tanzania, villagers were often ill or at risk from deadly diseases because the only water they had to drink was dirty and unsafe.

A borehole was drilled in the village in 1972, but when the diesel pump broke down the village lacked the funds or skills to repair it. Since then, the community has spent much of their time queuing to collect unsafe water from a dangerous traditional well that makes them sick.

WaterAid has supported the community to build a pump house and install a pump and engine. Three 20,000 litre storage tanks have been constructed, with distribution pipes laid to taps around the village. Two pump attendants have also been trained to ensure the water continues to flow long into the future.

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