Project Report
| Jun 22, 2021
Kelloum Bawa Health Clinic Well is Complete
By Kate Cusimano | Director of Operations
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The solar-powered, mechanized water system at the Kelloum Bawa Health Clinic is now complete! There is clean, running water in all three rooms—the examining room, the treatment room, and delivery room-- as well as hand-washing stations that allow access to safe water by simply turning on a tap. Women who are about to give birth no longer have the difficult burden of carrying water for their deliveries.
The people who live in the nearby village of Kelloum Bawa also have access to clean running water at a tap stand in the village. This means that the women and girls of Kelloum Bawa no longer have to spend hours every day walking for water that is often contaminated.
Now, more than ever, it’s critical that healthcare facilities have access to safe water. That’s why we’re committed to raising another $50,000 for a third health clinic solar-powered, mechanized water system, which I hope you’ll support. As always, 100% of your donation will go to saving lives in the poorest country in the world!
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Feb 25, 2021
Well Drilled in Kelloum Bawa
By Kate Cusimano | Director of Operations
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Drilling Rig
The water system for the health care facility that you helped make possible has been drilled in Kelloum Bawa, the village in which the clinic is located. Please see the attached photos from the day the well was drilled! The work to complete the mechanized system continues and is expected to be completed by the end of March. Once complete, this system will be composed of water points, or taps, within the village and the clinic itself. The importance of these taps cannot be overstated. Once they are up and running, the people of Kelloum Bawa and the patients at the health care facility will be able to access safe, clean water instantly, no walking or pumping required. They will simply turn on a tap, much like we do.
We are also thrilled to report that in addition to the solar water system for the health care facility, we also funded 51 handpump wells in 2020. These wells will provide safe water for roughly 51,000 people at a time when access to clean water is more important than ever before due to Covid-19.
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Water!
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The celebration
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Joy in Kelloum Bawa
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Nov 2, 2020
Second Health Clinic Fully Funded!
By Kate Cusimano | Director of Operations
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We are thrilled to be able to tell you that thanks to your generous support and that of hundreds of other donors, we have fully funded our second solar-powered water system for a health clinic in Niger. This water system will have multiple water points (taps) that will serve both the clinic and the people of Kelloum Bawa, the village in which the clinic is located.
Fortunately, COVID cases have continued to remain relatively low in Niger but the lack of clean water in communities without a safe water well makes these villages extremely vulnerable. Hand washing is a key intervention, and it takes clean water to do that. This is obviously even more critical in a healthcare setting. We are so honored that GlobalGiving recognized the critical nature of our work with their gift of a $25,000 grant to us from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. In this time when we are all obsessively washing out hands to slow the spread of COVID-19, it is clearer than ever that access to safe water is a fundamental human right.
Attached is a map indicating where our newest solar water system will be located.
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