Less than 50% of rural Nigerians have access
to safe drinking water
Over 25000 hand pumps have been abandoned
Women and children have to trek miles to
fetch water
Children are deprived of even basic schooling
in order to complete their chores
Diarrhoeal diseases are the 2nd highest cause
of under 5 mortality in Nigeria
TCF Mission
for Water
Focuses on rehabilitating existing hand pumps
rather than drilling new bores
Existing infrastructure being utilized
Inculcating a maintenance culture
Maximizing value- $300 to repair versus $3000
for a new bore
Clean water leads to sound health and thus
to economic activity
Less sickness thus less medical expenses
TCF Water programs
in Nigeria
Two states are being covered presently.
Kebbi Water program: 306 hand pumps
have been rehabilitated benefiting 215,000
people.
Calabar Water program : In partnership
with the Rural Water and Sanitation agencies,
TCF commenced the program of rehabilitating
hand-pumps in 8 LGA’s. 100 wells
have been rehabilitated benefiting approx
50,000 people.
Key Results
More than 400 hand pumps restored to
working order with 90% functioning at
any time.
Each hand pump is used by about 600
people for reliable access to safe drinking
water – 50 cents per head.
A team of mechanics and community mobilizers
have been trained and supported for this
project
Eight ’sani-centres’ are
being operated by villages to make quality
spare parts available within short distances
to village communities at a minimum cost.
Water and sanitation committees are
active in every village and trained village
artisans undertake preventive maintenance.
Women face less physical strain and
have more time for themselves and their
children.
Government machinery has been mobilized.
This results in greater progress because
more teams become available to repair
and rehabilitate wells
