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Freedom and hope of life through wells for Benin.
Project SummaryThe project aims to alleviate the water shortage in the villages of LANMANOU and OKEMERE-KERE in Benin by building two hand-operated water wells. These will give the 5,089 inhabitants access to clean water, thereby reducing social and humanitarian problems such as food insecurity and child mortality.
Background
Water is the source of life. ‘Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water,’ said H. Auden. The lack of water in the villages of LANMANOU (523 households, 3025 inhabitants) and OKEMERE-KERE (289 households, 2064 inhabitants), Benin Centre, has led to critical socio-humanitarian problems such as acute thirst, food shortages due to production losses, and high child morbidity and mortality.
Living in a water-scarce area poses many more threats and risks to children, girls and women. Girls and women spend a lot of time walking long distances all day in search of water. This situation causes loss of income for women, exacerbates gender inequality and injustice and gives rise to human rights violations, social marginalisation, forced marriage and abduction of girls and women.
Read moreLiving in a water-scarce area poses many more threats and risks to children, girls and women. Girls and women spend a lot of time walking long distances all day in search of water. This situation causes loss of income for women, exacerbates gender inequality and injustice and gives rise to human rights violations, social marginalisation, forced marriage and abduction of girls and women.
Idea
One hope for life that there-for-you.com can help with is that people (women, girls and children) in remote areas can lead a self-determined and dignified life, stay healthy and have a higher life expectancy. Groundwater creates such hope. A water well is good for the environment and for humanity. It provides clean water, better nutrients for plants, longer life expectancy (no limescale), better management of dried up and polluted surface water as the main source of water for villagers in Benin.
Through the construction of 2 hand-operated water wells, our project aims to provide water facilities (risk-free, nearby, clean and inexhaustible water sources) for people and the economy, giving the 5089 marginalised and excluded inhabitants of LANMANOU and OKEMERE-KERE in the DASSA commune a sense of belonging to the country of Benin.
Read moreThrough the construction of 2 hand-operated water wells, our project aims to provide water facilities (risk-free, nearby, clean and inexhaustible water sources) for people and the economy, giving the 5089 marginalised and excluded inhabitants of LANMANOU and OKEMERE-KERE in the DASSA commune a sense of belonging to the country of Benin.
Implementation
The project implementation schedule is as follows:
End of December to mid-January:
10 February 2025 - 31 July 2025: (follow-up project):
The local well management committee will be trained by the Tabe Jeanne Foundation on water, organisational and community management. Two (2) locally trained technicians are responsible for the maintenance of the well in each village. The income from the sale of water ensures the maintenance of wells.
Regarding the costs and financing
Total cost: 10,360.36 CHF
Financing:
Read moreEnd of December to mid-January:
- Water drilling in the villages of LANMANOU and OKEMERE-KERE.
- Water installation, inauguration and commissioning of the wells in the villages of LANMANOU and OKEMRE-KERE and establishment of the well management committee in each village.
10 February 2025 - 31 July 2025: (follow-up project):
- Training and mentoring for 150 women (farmers) in each village to operate sustainable agriculture (water for food, i.e., implementation of appropriate and sustainable irrigation techniques through the well for existing agricultural production areas for the benefit of women, composting, development of a customer and market strategy for the women).
The local well management committee will be trained by the Tabe Jeanne Foundation on water, organisational and community management. Two (2) locally trained technicians are responsible for the maintenance of the well in each village. The income from the sale of water ensures the maintenance of wells.
Regarding the costs and financing
Total cost: 10,360.36 CHF
- 2 boreholes: 5,456.03 CHF
- 2 hand pumps: 3,733.29 CHF
- 2 kerbs: 1,171.04 CHF
Financing:
- Own contribution: 2500 CHF
- Local private donations: 1,060.36 CHF
- Funding requested (crowdfunding): 6800 CHF
Initiators
The Tabe Jeanne Foundation is a Benin-based fundraising organisation dedicated to promoting charitable, scientific, philanthropic, cultural and sporting causes. We are committed to inclusion, justice and equity in West African countries such as Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Niger among others. You can find out more about us on our website www.tabejeannefoundation.org. Thank you!
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Status of the project
We will send the donation receipt (for Switzerland) in January of the following year.
Impact analysis by there for you specialists
Benin, a country with a high poverty rate and limited access to clean water, faces major challenges, especially in rural areas where water shortages lead to food insecurity, high child mortality and social inequality. The construction of water wells not only provides vital access to clean water, but also reduces the burden on women and girls, who often have to travel long distances to obtain water. In the long term, the project can significantly improve the health, education and economic independence of the villagers and thus make a sustainable contribution to the development of the region.
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