Solar Pump Mkutani, Tanzania

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Project Description

Our current project is based in a village of 3000 people outside of Dodoma, Tanzania. The village, Mkutani, lacks access to clean drinking water. Currently residents can access water from a polluted river nearby, expensive prepackaged bottles, or a borehole over 2 km away with a frequently-broken hand pump.

Our long term goal is to provide a convenient, reliable source of water to Mkutani villagers. To do so, we will install a solar-powered pump system to replace the current hand pump, which is difficult to operate and not robust. In the long term, we will build a distribution system to bring water distribution points closer to the village.