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Yelemiya Village used $5500 in November, 2023 to Provide Clean Water. This project helped 1011 people across 100 households. Yelemiya contributed 5% ($275), materials, and labor.

Project complete!


$5500 raised, $0 to go


11 people have donated!

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Yelemiya Village wants to drill a borehole to provide clean water to village residents. They are currently drinking from unclean water sources.


Community Problem: Residents of Yelemiya Village need another borehole because some of them are still drinking and cooking with water from unclean sources, such as shallow wells or waterways. This leads to illness and, in some cases, death, particularly among children under the age of 5. Women, in particular, are vulnerable in the absence of clean, nearby water sources. In our partner villages, women fetching water from sometimes distant, unsanitary sources have experienced domestic abuse for taking too long (husbands suspect infidelity), rape (when women venture into remote areas), and death from drowning in flooded rivers during the rainy season.


Community Solution: Dig a new borehole in Yelemiya Village. The borehole location was chosen by a village project committee, acting on behalf of the entire village. The site is publicly accessible. Construction will be done by a vetted drilling company, with substantial experience in the area. The installation will take three days to complete. The company expects to reach water at about 45 meters, but the wells will be drilled to depths of about 60 meters, if necessary. Before drilling, a hydro-geographical assessment using electrical measurements will be conducted to find the depth of the underlying aquifer. Above ground, the borehole will include a standard metal pump mechanism, a cement foundation to protect the pump mechanism and a cement spillway to channel excess water away from the pump. Funds will be used to pay for the skilled labor as well as for the materials that cannot be found locally, such as piping, fixtures and fittings, and concrete. Yelemiya will contribute volunteer labor, materials, including bricks and sand, and about $300 in cash.


Partners: Yelemiya Village and generous donors


Outcome: more clean water for the village

Jul 2023
Village Raises Cash Contribution
Jul 2023
Project Posted
Oct 2023
Project Funded
Nov 2023
Project Completed
Field Officer Wedson Kondowe

Email: wedson@villagex.org
Phone Number:
+265994207245 or +265888661301

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Cost Breakdown

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labor
$2375

domain
materials
$1300

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admin
$500

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transport
$550

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$275

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$500


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*Scores based on # of 60 kg bags of maize produced per capita.
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