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Boreholes for rural Burkina Faso
Drinking-water boreholes in rural Burkina Faso to reduce time spent fetching water, lower child mortality and defuse community disputes over scarce resources.
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Started
- 1 May 2024
Repeated droughts in Burkina Faso have made water both scarce and contested — fuelling conflicts between herders and farmers, and falling especially heavily on women and children. The first 25 boreholes are complete; a further 50 are now planned. Each well includes a community management committee, a maintenance fund built from a symbolic per-jerrycan fee, and basic spare-parts inventory.