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Summary
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| Country |
Tansania |
| Region |
Kisarawe
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| Climate |
marked
by seasonal rainfall distribution |
| Typical
Water Source |
Boreholes,
traditional wells, surface dam |
| Partners |
Plan
International Tansania |
| Duration
of project phase |
April
2008 to March 2009 |
| Main
objectives |
Decrease
the incidence of water borne diseases through
water quality improvement by applying SODIS technology
by the community
- Develop
a SODIS field implementation team and introduce
SODIS to 1200 families in 7 villages
- Access
diarrhea reduction in children below 5 years
- Build
technical capacity of the district health and
water departments
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| Number
of beneficiary |
1200
families |
| Status
quo at present |
will
be starting in April |
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Project
Zone |
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Kisarawe
si located 40 km west of Dar es Saalam city. The total
population is 95'323 and the majorities reside in rural
areas. Approximately 98 % are peasant farmers who depend
on subsistence agricultural. Most families live in small
houses built of mud and pole walls and roofed with grass.
Communicalbe diseases and other health problems are
widespread including malaria, worms, pneumonia and malnutrition;
while there are recurrent oubreaks of cholera and typhoid.
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Implementation
Strategy |
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The
participatory approach will be used during the training
sessions whereby all important stakeholders including
the community members will be involved. To make them
effective, it will be accompanied by study visits so
that members can see, interact and learn from others
experiences in using the technology.
The use of the technology will be promoted through awareness
campaigns and community meetings where exchange of information
and experiences will be fostered.
Exchange visits by communities will be encouraged. This
will expose challenges faced in each community and how
it can be best addressed.
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Expected
results/Achievements |
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It
is expected that by the end of this Project there will
be a significant reduction (about 30 percent) of diseases
related to poor water quality hence improved health
of the community members.
- Develop
a SODIS field implementation team and introduce SODIS
to 1’200 families in 7 villages of Kisarawe
district
- Assess
the acceptance and use of SODIS in Kisarawe district
by the user families
- Assess
diarrhea reduction in children below 5 years by comparing
diarrhea cases between SODIS users and non-users during
peak diarrhea season
- Build
technical capacity of the district health and water
departments to implement and monitor SODIS projects
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Lessons
learnt |
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to
be done
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