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Improving Water and Sanitation access and Hygiene

standards to achieve the MDGs in Arusha Region,

Tanzania

April 2011 – September 2015

Photo Document Report 62 images illustrating the history of the Project

This project is co-funded

by the European Union

A project implemented by

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April 2011

The Project is introduced to all the target Villages

1. Introductory meeting held at Nkoasenga

Environmental Impact Assessment is carried out to ask authorization to the National

Environment Management Council (NEMC)

2. Technical Advisory Committee team from NEMC meeting with stakeholders at Nkoasenga and a in a field visit with to

assess the water supply situation

Status of existing VWCs is assessed and setup for new VWCs is planned

3. District Water officer during the assessment on the current status of the VWCs – meeting the stakeholders

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May 2011- December 2011

Topographic survey on the main line from Malemeu spring to KIA reservoir is carried

out by OIKOS staff and communities

4. Starting from Malemeu, the first day of the survey –

ranger and Nkoasenga people

5. Opening the track in the bush......

6. Bwawani sub-village opening the track in the forest 7. In the Mount Meru National Park

September 2011- April 2013

Hygiene and sanitation campaign starts in the target villages

8. H&S village committee training, Nkoasenga 9. H&S village committee training, Nkoasenga

– practical session, cleaning the village center

from plastic bags

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October 2011- September 2012

Implementation of the main line Malemeu-KIA reservoir is carried out by all the

beneficiary communities, assisted by OIKOS staff

10. Initial work at Malemeu spring 11. The capping box

12. The catched spring 13. The camp installed in the National Park at Malemeu

spring

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14. The construction of the sedimentation box at

Malemeu

15. Village community lining pipes in the forest

16. Morning speech: targets of the day and rules of the

park are explained to village community

17. Village community transporting sand and aggregate for

the construction of break pressure tanks

18. Backfilling of trenches 19. Crossing korongos with GS pipes

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20. Work organization: storage facilities at the Project office in Nkoasenga

Repairs on the existing main line coming from Nasula e Maklena springs are regularly

performed by the project staff and village communities

21. Cleaning intake at Nasula spring 22. Repairs at GS main line

May 2012- October 2012

Construction of Bwani reservoir, connected to Malemeu spring, and Nkoasenga water

network are carried out by private company and community

23. Bwani reservoir and rehabilitation of colonial reservoir

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23. Break Pressure Tank along the distribution line 24. Lining pipes for village distribution

25. Transport of HDPE pipes to the lining sites 26. Distribution point

Beneficiaries of latrines are selected together Village Authorities and and construction of

sanitation facilities (VIP latrines) are implemented through local masons trained by the project

27. Preparation of concrete slab for latrines

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28. Construction of wall infrastructure 29. Final work

June 2012 – September 2012

Final topographic survey of the distribution lines (satellite GPS) is carried out by the

private company Integra

30. Fixed station 31. Mobile station

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July 2012

The Makilenga Assembly and Board are set up and registration process is activated with

the support of the District legal office.

32. General Assembly (1 member from each Village) 33. Makilenga Board, elected by the General Assembly

34. Training of Makilenga Board 35. General Assembly discussing about tariffs

October 2012 – February 2015

An Hygiene and sanitation campaign was carried out in villages and schools, showed up

in January 2015 with an interschool competition on hygiene and sanitation practice

36. Children ready to clean up Kingori market 37. Children and villagers clean roads

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38. OIKOS Social Worker during sanitation campaign 39. Street theatre promoting hygiene and sanitation

campaign

40. Play and awareness

December 2012 – December 2013

Construction works in Miririni, Kandashe, Mbaaseny, Leguruki, Shishtoni and

Maruango are carried out through communities participation and private companies for

civil works

41. Miririni reservoir 42. Shistoni reservoir

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43. Lining distribution pipe 44. Melting machine (HDPE connection)

January 2013 – March 2013

Drilling of the bore hole in Malula

45. Drilling of the bore hole in Malula 46. The pump house closed to the bore hole

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June 2013 – February 2015

Construction of rain water harvesting RWH systems for 10 schools/health Center are

carried out by OIKOS staff in collaboration with the school and health committees

47. Rain water harvesting system at Mowara

Primary School

48. RWH in a secondary school

October 2013 – March 2015

Construction works in Nkoansyo, Nsengony, Ngajisosia, Kolila, Mareu and Malula are

carried out through communities participation and private companies for civil works

49. Malula reservoir 50. New Corner reservoir

51. Break pressure tank along distribution line 52. Trench excavation

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53. Distribution point in the village

February 2014

Makilenga COWSO Office is opened and operational in Kingori. On the 1st of April

2015, Makilenga Board takes completely care of the management of the system without

any financial support by the project.

54. The Makilenga Head Office in Kingori and the project signboard

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June 2015

The last downstream villages (Mareu and Malula) are served with the water

infrastructures and over 90% of the population is now served by water –

55. Distribution Point in the school 56. Caretaker is supplying water

September 2015

Improved latrines construction ended with an increase in latrine coverage from 30% to

74%

57. Latrine constructed with bricks and plastered 58. Latrine constructed with wood wall

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August 2014 – September 2015

Vandalisms occur in Nkoasenga and Leguruki villages, tampering regular supply of

water in the downstream villages

59. Repair of a Break Pressure Tabk after vandalism at the ball valve inlet

60. Punching HDPE pipe for illegal connection

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30th

September 2015

The Makilenga water scheme and other facilites are handed over to the Meru District

Council that will deliver to the Makilenga COWSO

61. Project equipment and store are deliverd to

Makilenga Board at the presence of Meru District

Officers

62. Makilenga Management Unit in a daily planning meetng

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