In rural Senegal, approximately one-third of households collect their water from unimproved sources, and 62 percent of households do not take steps to purify their drinking water. With support from BGR, partner Helen Keller International will construct boreholes and wells with solar or gravity-fed irrigation systems. The project will provide clean water for drinking and agricultural irrigation to help farmers grow a variety of micronutrient-rich fruits and vegetables to help combat illness and malnutrition. It will also train local communities in the proper management of the systems and provide farmers with horticultural inputs, such as seeds, through community nutrition service providers. The project will improve the health and wellbeing of 2,400 people in rural communities. Annually renewable project.
In rural Senegal, approximately one-third of households collect their water from unimproved sources, and 62 percent of households do not take steps to purify their drinking water. With support from BGR, partner Helen Keller International will construct boreholes and wells with solar or gravity-fed irrigation systems. The project will provide clean water for drinking and agricultural irrigation to help farmers grow a variety of micronutrient-rich fruits and vegetables to help combat illness and malnutrition. It will also train local communities in the proper management of the systems and provide farmers with horticultural inputs, such as seeds, through community nutrition service providers. The project will improve the health and wellbeing of 2,400 people in rural communities. Annually renewable project.
