Clean water through borehole renewals
The project aims to provide safe and clean water to hundreds of households within the Nyagatare District in Rwanda by repairing existing and – if necessary – installing new boreholes. In the rural region in the north of Rwanda, locals use wood or coal fuelled three-stone fires to purify their water. This is not only inefficient but also releases lots of CO2 emissions. Many existing boreholes are not used anymore, because maintenance has been poorly managed or was too expensive.
By renovating existing boreholes and installing new hand-pumps, more than 1,000 people can access safe water and will need less firewood to purify their water. Until 2021, a total of 120 boreholes were rehabilitated. For the entire duration of the project, it is ensured that the quality of the water is suitable for human consumption.
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The project contributes to the the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
According to UNICEF, 2.2 billion people worldwide lack reliable access to safe and clean drinking water – 26% of the global population. Women and girls often must travel long distances to collect water from the nearest water point. To make the water safe for use, it is typically boiled over open fires using wood, which generates carbon emissions and harmful smoke. Additionally, the collection of firewood contributes to deforestation.
Climate projects for clean drinking water offer practical solutions. Water can be treated chemically (e.g., with chlorine-based purifiers), mechanically (e.g., with water filters), or through tapping groundwater from wells. For this, wells must be repaired, maintained, or newly installed, as only functioning wells provide clean drinking water. These solutions grant even remote villages access to safe water.
Such projects also reduce carbon emissions by eliminating the need to boil water and help combat deforestation. The clean drinking water projects in ClimatePartner's portfolio are registered with international standards.
The project aims to contribute to these United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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