|  | | |  “Everyday do something that will inch you toward a better tomorrow.” ~ Doug Firebaugh
Water and sanitation remains a high priority: just less than half of Tanzanians have somewhere safe and hygienic to go to the toilet, and only 62% of the population have access to an improved water supply.
On average women and children spend over two hours a day collecting water while journeys of six to seven hours are not unusual in some rural areas.
Current Projects
Tanzanite Merelani Maasai Project
.png) The Merelani Maasai people live right in the middle of informal tanzanite mining settlements at the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the only place on earth that the gemstone tanzanite can be found. Squalid shanty town steelements arise around the processing plant tailings where people live in disease ridden poverty. These squalid steelements give rise to some gruesome social problems for the Maasai in the region.
The existing water source is of a very poor quality and is shared by humans and livestock and people have to walk vast distances simply to collect this contaminated water.
The informal shanty towns are populated mostly by men - desperate men. Maasai women have told horror stories of sexual abuse they have encountered on their way to collect water. With HIV/AIDS a big problem in these towns, can result in unwanted pregnancies or worse, the contraction of HIV/AIDS.
The water project seeks to provide the following that will ensure access to water to all people such that they do not  have to spend all their day simply collecting water and can utilise their time to progression and future of the country.
- A source of clean and safe water to a number of communities
- Provide a distribution and reticulation system
The impact of this project is likely to affect in the region of 50,500 + people. We are looking for expressions of interest in becoming involved with this project, but be aware this is not a project for the faint hearted. Express your interest to info@bridgitwater.org and make a difference to the Tanzanian Maasai people.
Projects Completed
St. Gabriels Childrens Home
This project involved upgrading the current water
storage facility from 20,000 litres to 106,000 litres
of water storage, installing guttering on the school
and some housing and installiong a secure and
reliable power source for integral operation.
Impact: 3 new School buildings.
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Engikiret Maasai Water Project
This project involved water harvesting from
existing buildings where fixed guttering was
installed for the collection of rain water;
guttering leading to down pipes that in turn
lead to a piped system to feed to water storage
of approx. 240,000 litres total.
Impact: 240,000 litres of water storage & impact
on approx. 1,000 maasai in surrounding area.
No longer drinking fluoride contaminated water
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