I live in a home made of mud walls, a dirt floor, and an iron roof in central province of Zambia kapiri district with my family which includes 8 children. The community of kapiri village collect their drinking water from kapiri spring because there is no piped water supply in this part of rural Zambia . This water is easily contaminated with bacteria that can cause diarrhea and other water-borne diseases, often making Kapiri ’s inhabitants sick and unable to work or attend school.
A new chlorine dispenser program offers a solution to the burden of sickness caused by unsafe drinking water. The dispenser is installed at the local water source where users turn a valve to add chlorine to their jerrycans and then collect water as usual. The chlorine disinfects the water and provides residual protection from re-contamination. In kapiri village , 35 households will benefit from having access to the dispenser and safe water. I have volunteered to be the dispenser promoter, who is responsible for refilling the dispenser with chlorine and encouraging the rest of the community to treat their water and keep themselves and their families healthy.
Kapiri village needs a loan to cover the costs of installing and maintaining the dispenser. Wilfred believes that the dispenser will make the community have good health by drinking treated water. The zidisha loan will be repaid by me and the community . Using the chlorine dispenser generates carbon credits by avoiding the need to boil water to make it safe to drink. Revenues from the sale of carbon credits to organizations and individuals wanting to reduce their carbon footprints will be used to repay zidisha lenders and make sure that my community can have access to safe water now and in the future.
Install and maintain chlorine dispensers to provide access t
I live in a home made of mud walls, a dirt floor, and an iron roof in central province of Zambia kapiri district with my family which includes 8 children. The community of kapiri village collect their drinking water from kapiri spring because there is no piped water supply in this part of rural Zambia . This water is easily contaminated with bacteria that can cause diarrhea and other water-borne diseases, often making Kapiri ’s inhabitants sick and unable to work or attend school.
A new chlorine dispenser program offers a solution to the burden of sickness caused by unsafe drinking water. The dispenser is installed at the local water source where users turn a valve to add chlorine to their jerrycans and then collect water as usual. The chlorine disinfects the water and provides residual protection from re-contamination. In kapiri village , 35 households will benefit from having access to the dispenser and safe water. I have volunteered to be the dispenser promoter, who is responsible for refilling the dispenser with chlorine and encouraging the rest of the community to treat their water and keep themselves and their families healthy.
Kapiri village needs a loan to cover the costs of installing and maintaining the dispenser. Wilfred believes that the dispenser will make the community have good health by drinking treated water. The zidisha loan will be repaid by me and the community . Using the chlorine dispenser generates carbon credits by avoiding the need to boil water to make it safe to drink. Revenues from the sale of carbon credits to organizations and individuals wanting to reduce their carbon footprints will be used to repay zidisha lenders and make sure that my community can have access to safe water now and in the future.