Niger Solar-Powered Wells Systems | Islamic Relief Canada

NIGER SOLAR-POWERED WELL SYSTEMS Fakara Region, Niamey, Niger

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Assalamu Alaikum, On behalf of Islamic Relief Canada, I would like to thank you for your generous donation. Alhamdulillah, your contributions have gone a long way in supporting the people of Niger to access clean, drinking water.

Because of your generosity, households and schools in various towns in Niger can now experience a better quality of life - but it doesn’t just stop there. You are helping them to improve their livelihoods through the sustainable management of these water wells for the next 10-12 years.

We pray that Allah accepts your efforts and grants us the ability to continue helping those in need in Niger and across the world, Ameen.

Warmest Regards,

Usama Khan CEO, Islamic Relief Canada

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Our Work in the Region Niger is a country that faces several challenges, ranging from 267,000 people displaced internally to 44% of the population not having access to clean drinking water. Islamic Relief began its work in Niger back in 2005. There, we have focused on developing the state through initiating emergency responses to crises, focusing on population health, economic development and creating sustainable water projects such as the one you have donated towards.

Previous projects we have successfully completed in Niger include Strengthening Protection for Women, Girls, People with Disabilities and Older People and our Orphan Sponsorship programs providing communities with funding, training, education, food and clean water.

For the upcoming future, Islamic Relief plans on continuing to make a stamp on the state, helping guide the population to economic prosperity and lead a life filled with hope and happiness.

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Project Overview & Activities Project Name: Niger Solar-Powered Well Murals.

Project Start/End Date: January 07, 2021.

April 15, 2024.

Location: Fakara Region, Niamey, Niger.

Project Status:

⏳ IN-PROGRESS This project is in-progress. The murals are built alongside the solar pumps in each village; other project activities, such as finishing maintenance of the well have begun.

Project Activities: 4 Boreholes equipped with solar pumps have been installed in each village.

This includes a 2-hectare market garden and 2 concrete reservoirs alongside a 4-tap standpipe.

Each tap on the well provides water for 250 people.

4 Wash Committees were established with a total of 20 members.

A manager has been trained in using and maintaining the water system.

Each committee has an action plan to promote hygiene and cleanliness awareness in the villages, including communal cleaning days and overseeing the water facility management.

As of now, two awareness sessions have been completed.

The mural has been successfully implemented on the wells.

The mural has been installed in the village of the water system, displaying all the names of those who donated to this project.

While some project activities are beginning and others are completed, our field office has provided photos and details of your mural! You can expect further correspondence from Islamic Relief, where further project updates will be discussed.

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Mural and Well Photos

This page includes a mural inscription of the well alongside an image of one of the concrete reservoirs being used by the community.

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Case Study - Mdm. Kadi Madam Kadi lives with her husband and seven children in the District of Boboye. Their main source of income was farming during the rainy season, however, with the harvest becoming much smaller, her husband was forced to migrate in search of work.

Now, living in a different country, he sends his family a portion of his small income from Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

“It was sometimes very hard to ensure that we got three meals per day. Before the arrival of the project, life was very tough. Now, life has changed. We can afford to have nutritious meals for our children from what we grow in the garden. We get clean water without much effort.”

“Islamic Relief changed our lives. We learnt how to conduct incomegenerating activities (IGA) and how to create savings through the Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLA) program. Because of the VSLA, I now have stronger relationships with other women in the village. Islamic Relief provided us with clean water, created a market garden for us, and trained us on how to conduct activities related to gardening. We are also given funds to implement IGAs and we receive food during lean season to help us cope.”

Madam Kadi is confident in her newfound skills to develop and run a business with animal fattening and peanut sales. From the funds she received from Islamic Relief, she already bought one sheep, fattened it and sold it, making $68 USD! “Islamic Relief has supported us like no one did in the past. We are infinitely grateful and pray Allah to help you, as you have helped us!”

For families like Madam Kadi, your generosity is a lifeline, enabling them to live a better future!

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THANK YOU Jazakum Allahu Khairan for your continued support and kindness for the world’s most vulnerable. Your support is making an immense difference for communities in Kosovo to access clean drinking water.

We could not do it without you, thank you.

“Whoever relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and in the Hereafter...”

– Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬

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