Water for Zambia

Entrepreneurs for Water & Water for Entrepreneurs

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Project Summary
After similar and successful projects in Malawi and Tanzania the local organisation Jacana wants to start a SMART Training Centre(*) in Zambia. The founders of Jacana managed the SHIPO training centre in Tanzania for three years. SMART Centres train and guide entrepreneurs in developing countries in the production and implementation of Simple Market Based Affordable Repairable Technologies (SMART) like rope or EMAS pumps and manually drilled ... Read more

After similar and successful projects in Malawi and Tanzania the local organisation Jacana wants to start a SMART Training Centre(*) in Zambia. The founders of Jacana managed the SHIPO training centre in Tanzania for three years. SMART Centres train and guide entrepreneurs in developing countries in the production and implementation of Simple Market Based Affordable Repairable Technologies (SMART) like rope or EMAS pumps and manually drilled boreholes. So a Self-supply chain is created for and water provided in a market based sustainable way. Fold in
Status Implementation
Start date (planned) 01-Feb-2017
Start date 01-Feb-2017
End date (planned) 31-Dec-2018
Finance 104,649 EUR
Primary organisation

Aqua for All

Latest project updates

Livestock farmer Abraham Farmer Nason Zulu Manual borehole driller Edward Tembo from rural Zambia has drilled 25 successful Selling vegetables out of season and share water in small comunities Just to get in the mood for World Water Day tomorrow.

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Project budget:

Training:: 41,620 EUR
Capacity building:: 32,750 EUR
Monitoring & evaluation:: 18,240 EUR
Management:: 9,261 EUR
unforseen:: 2,778 EUR
Total:: 104,649 EUR

Current funders:

: Aqua for All
50,000 EUR
: Comaco
9,353 EUR
: Marie-Stella-Maris Found.
50,000 EUR
: Miscellaneous donations
32,370 EUR
: Wilde Ganzen
10,824 EUR
Total:: 152,547 EUR

Donations:

Total:: 0 EUR

Project funding:

Current funders:: 152,547 EUR
Donations:: 0 EUR
Total funded:: 152,547 EUR
Project budget:: 104,649 EUR
Funds needed:: 0 EUR

Project transactions:

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More than 50% of target achieved in 30% of the time.
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

08-Oct-2017

We are now 8 months into our programme (30% of the estimated duration) and our trained welders and drillers have already achieved more than 50% of the project target. - The project aims at installation of 50 new pumps, 26 are already installed at ...
Rope pump construction training done
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

04-May-2017

After learning to make EMAS pumps, these welders learned how to make Rope pumps and manual drilling sets, all with locally available materials. Now they are making them in their own workshop. Also want to learn: www.jacana.help/resources/water
First 17 Entrepreneurs for Water trained
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

15-Apr-2017

First 17 Entrepreneurs for Water trained are in technical skills for 3 weeks at a row at Jacana SMART centre Zambia. Two weeks after training welders have been making drill sets and pumps and drillers started drilling at their community.t Our tas...
Meet Well digger and brick maker - Moses and Osward
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

27-Mar-2017

Moses and Osward make bricks and are well diggers in their community; they want to expand into manual drilling and rope pump construction.

More about Moses and Osward:http://jacana.help/project/well-diggers-moses-and-osward
World Water Day event: Wandelen voor Water
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

24-Mar-2017

300 Pupils from de Groene ring raised 5,560.10 euro. Great, work.

Thanks to everybody who made this possible!
Walk for Water
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

22-Mar-2017

Today (March 22 2017), pupils of Montessori Green Ring Doves (all locations) walk for water. Each with 6 liters of water on their backs through the Horsterpark in Duiven, the Netherlands.

Mayor Rik de Lange gives the go-ahead at 9:00 and will be h...
At World Water Day: Learn manual borehole drilling
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

22-Mar-2017

Well diggers learn manual drilling in Africa. This is one of the many different techniques trained by SMART Centre Jacana in Zambia.

www.jacana.help/resources/water
Meet Hastings
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

21-Mar-2017

Hastings Mbewe is a well digger and electrician; he wants to expand into manual drilling of boreholes. SMART Centre Jacana is training him now.

Learn more about Hastings at http://jacana.help/project/welldigger-hastings-mbewe
Meet Gideon
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

21-Mar-2017

Welder Gideon wants to produce and sell rope pumps. Gideon's weldings is located at the main road between the capital of Zambia and the capital of Malawi. Jacana SMART Centre trains him now.

More: http://jacana.help/project/welder-gideon-phiri
22 March World Water Day. Walk for Water in Duiven at Horsterpark
Water for Zambia
Rik Haanen
Stichting Jacana

21-Mar-2017

Wednesday (March 22 2017), pupils of Montessori Green Ring Doves (all locations) walk for water. Each with 6 liters of water on their backs through the Horsterpark in Duiven, the Netherlands. Mayor Rik de Lange gives the go-ahead at 9:00 and will ...

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