Ugandan Water Catchments

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Ugandan Water Catchments

• By GARD
• (Grassroots Assistance in Rural Development)

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UGANDA, AFRICA

• 84.6 of population live in rural areas
  (UNDP,2006)
• 10.7 million do not have access to clean water
  (UNDP,2003).
• Total Pop 27.2 million (UNDP,2005)

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Ugandan Life
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A local shop
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Thrashing the Beans
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Digging out a latrine
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Transporting beans on his bike
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Tea pickers in Uganda
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Matoki is a staple food .. These men are
delivering it
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Dresses for sale at the market
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GARDs Goals

• To provide larger, cleaner sources of water.
• To have projects operate on a Community Level
• To be Cost Effective

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Previous Catchments

• Location
• Kitezo
• Kabumba
• Both areas located in southwestern Uganda

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The Sources of Water(Kitezo and Kabumba Area)

• Abandoned Mines
• Earthen Catchments/ Valley Dams
• Population using these sources approx. 4,500
  People

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An old tin mine
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The water

• Very high levels of contamination
• They often dry up during the dry season causing
  people to walk many kilometres a day to collect
  water
• High mortality rates and health complications are
  attributed to these

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Presenting the catchment idea to the community
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How the community is involved

• Voluntary commitment for
• Excavations
• Material Collection
• Purchasing of the Land
• Paid commitment
• Construction team is hired from the community

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Excavations Began
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Community volunteered to dig 3 times a week
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Constructing the Walls
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His job is to make these stones smaller and then
sell them
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Filtration Gallery
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Building the Roof

• Framework built using GI Pipe
• Roof built using iron sheeting
• Rain enters every 3m along sheets
• Ventilated system

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Building the Floor
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From This
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To This
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How the Water is Collected

• Water is accessed by community made hand pumps

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Results

• Turbidity levels from gt1000 NTU to 100 NTU
• Other forms of household treatment become
  possible (eg. slowsand filters)
• Catchments hold approx 1.4 million liters of
  water.

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Next Project

• Location
• Adakingo a small village located near Lira in
  northern Uganda
• 3 Stage Program
• Provide a larger source of water (catchment)
• Integrate Household treatment systems (BSF)
• Nutrition and sanitation education

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Source of Water

• Seasonal flow from a small pipe

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Catchment

• Providing a larger source of water
• Will hold approx. 1 million liters of water
• HDPE lining for catchment walls and floor
• Filtration gallery at base

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Biosand Filter Program
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Collecting material for the biosand filters
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Testing flow rate of the Biosand Filter
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Education
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Children teach each other during breaks
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Thanks to previous Supporters

• Rotary Calgary South
• ACTS Africa Community Technical Service
• Northview Community Church
• CAWST Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation
  Technology
• Friends and Family

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For further info please contact Geoff Owen
watercatchments_at_yahoo.ca WEBSITE www.gard.ca
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• Dry season june-july, dec to march
• Rainy season april-may, aug-sept
• Pop of adakingo 536 people. Barkalo parish has
  6138 people. Akalo subcounty