Bringing Clean Water and Sanitation to Le Morne Village, One of the Poorest and most Water-Deprived Village.

Main Sponsor:

Country	Mauritius
Project Title	Bringing clean water and sanitation to Le Morne Village, Mauritius one of the poorest and most water-deprived village.
Project Partners	Lions Club of Quatre Bornes. HSBC Mauritius. Central Water Authority. Mouvement Autosuffisance Alimentaire.
Cost Estimates	USD 828k.
Start Date	Project MoU signed on 6 April 2018.
End Date	Mid 2020

Participation

Participation	Target
Employees	30 volunteers working on the project
Customers	1800 inhabitants
Suppliers	10
Other stakeholders	Local authorities (9)

Impact Measurements – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG No. and Target

1. NO POVERTY

1.1 - By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day.

1.2 - By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions.

1.4 - By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular, the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance.

1.5 - Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular, least developed countries, to implement programs and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.

2. ZERO HUNGER

2.1- By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular, the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.

2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons.

2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.

6. CLEAN WATER and SANITATION

6.1- By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.

6.2 - By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.

6.4 - By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.

6.B - Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.

Impact Measurements – Quantitative Impacts

Target

Laying down of 4.8 kilometres pipeline

Setting up of 1 containerized pressure filter system

Other potable water supply equipment and infrastructure items

40 families provided with toilets and bathrooms / improved sanitation

75 families provided with piped water supply directly on their premises, whereas currently, they do not have access to piped water

80 families, located on undulating ground, provided with public fountains, whereas currently, they do not have access to piped water

20 families supported to go into organic vegetable production

20 families supported by livestock rearing

Impact Measurements – Qualitative Impacts

Target

Community ownership of the new water system.

Food security.