Sasake Settlement, Bua

50

People

9

Families

15

Women & Children

Developing a ground water system that is comprised of a new borehole equipped with a solar pump and a 10,000L storage tank.

Applicabillity

Areas where there is no FEA power.

Project construction duration

4 weeks

Level of maintenance

Low

Donor

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade via Rotary New Zealand World Community Services Ltd

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade representatives visiting the site in July 2016

One of two pour flush toilets designed by our engineers and built by the community

Side section view of pour flush toilet design

Birdseye view of pour flush toilet with shifted double pits designed by RPW Projects team

Children play with contaminated water from the nearby well in celebration. They can now drink fresh water directly from a tap.

Elderly people and children are most vulnerable to water-borne diseases. Access to clean water and adequate sanitation is a priority.

Nau Lowata and her yaca wash clothes from one of five shallow ground wells. These wells were once the only source of drinking water for their community.

Sasake is a farming settlement on flat terrain with no spring or creek nearby. The close proximity of lowlying swamp and pit-toilets make this well unsafe for drinking.

This solar-powered borehole provides safe drinking water for 50 people living in Sasake settlement.

Nau Lowata and her yaca take a nap while construction of their new pour flush toilet takes place

Lifting this heavy concrete lid requires teamwork. Able members of the community construct their pour flush toilet connected to two offset leach pits with guidance from our field staff.

The Situation

Common water-related illnesses such as diarrhoea and typhoid were increasingly suffered by the elderly and young, making this a priority site. The only source of water came from shallow 3m deep wells dug near pit toilets. Sasake is a cattle farming settlement situated on flat terrain with no spring or creek nearby.The sanitation standard is low because the majority (89%) of the community use pit toilets. This component of the project involved constructing a low cost and maintenance-free twin septic pour flush toilet design. These new toilets are stepping stones towards improved sanitation and hygiene wellbeing for Sasake. This project was made possible with funding from the New Zealand Aid Programme via Rotary NZ Community Services Ltd.