Somali-Canadian Education and Rural Development Organization

Published purpose

This project aims to provide a source of potable water for up to 20,000 children, women and men, and strengthen the capacity of local committees to manage this facility. Women and children are the main beneficiaries of this water project. The project comprises three inter-related components: (1) providing access to a permanent source of potable water including a pump and water distribution system to four watering points in the settlement of Ceegaag; (2) developing the capacity of local people and institutions to manage and sustain this system through the creation of a water management committee and a tribal elders committee responsible for the operation of the water system; and (3) delivering an educational program to engage local inhabitants on basic sanitation, the safe use of water, and the proper use and maintenance of the water system. The local partners for this project are; Candle Light Health, Education and Environment, Hargiesa, Somaliland, and Hawd Education and Rural Development Organization (HERDO) Somaliland is located in northern Somalia.