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RAINWater Harvesting, Multiple Use Water
Livelihoods Is the tank half full or half empty?
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Rainwater harvesting can be an effective solution

• Africa is not water scarce. The rainfall
  contribution is more than adequate to meet the
  needs of the current population several times
  over
• UNEP/World Agroforestry Center report Nov, 2006
• Suitable wherever it rains
• Simple technology adaptable to local context and
  materials
• Decentralised approach and local ownership
• Rainwater needs (little to) no treatment ? with
  basic maintenance measures WHO standards
• Environmentally sustainable

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Geographic focus of the RAIN Foundation

• Target countries
• South Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• RAIN presently active in
• Nepal
• Ethiopia
• Senegal
• Burkina Faso
• Mali

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RAIN's approach to implementation

• Site selection regions where RWH has greatest
  positive impact
• Selection training of implementing
  organisations
• Pilot phase ? large-scale implementation
• Identify a Rainwater Harvesting Capacity Center
• Continuous learning, exchange innovation,
  monitoring, evaluation, fundraising

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RAIN'S partnering with local NGO's replication
RAIN
BSP / Népal
WaterAid/Crepa Burkina Faso
ERHA / Ethiopia
Other countries
RHCCs / country
Sénégal
Mali
Implementing organisations
WaterAid
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CREPA
Alphalog
Asradec
CREPA
ASE
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ARFA
Helvetas
Helvetas
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APDC
Aide et Action
Caritas Kaolack
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Africare
Africare
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NEF
GRAT
WaterAid
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It RAINs in Ethiopia

• Before .. and after

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RAIN project in Ethiopia with ERHA

• Original situation
• open surface ponds
• contaminated by animals
• lasts one month after rains
• then nearest well at 10 km
• no financial mechanism

• After rainwater harvesting
• 3 closed tanks, total 150 m3
• clean water for 650 people
• water committee
• ration 4 liters/day/person lasting 2 months
• located in the village
• 0.09/week/family (per 150 liter)
• revenue used to buy water with tanker
• two months buys refill of 3 tanks

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It RAINs in Nepal
Every drop counts!
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RWH training in Burkina Faso
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Pilot in Burkina Faso
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• RAIN achievements
• Since 2004 active in five countries
• 1,800,000 liters of RWH capacity reaching 12,000
  people
• Financial commitment from important donors
• RAIN strengths
• Focus on implementation
• Dedicated and flexible
• Clear strategy, including long-term
  sustainability
• Broad network (local partners expertise donors)
• Systematic monitoring, evaluation and continuous
  learning

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Critical success factors for RWH

• Success depends on
• Initial sites only where other water supply
  systems fail
• Appropriate technology and low cost
• Local ownership maintenance (communal ?
  household)
• Responding to demand, marketing, capacity and
  critical mass (communities, NGOs, government,
  donors and private clients financial mechanisms)
• Systematic monitoring performance measurement

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Purposes of rainwater harvesting
Is the tank half full or half empty?

• Domestic use
• Drinking water
• Hygiene Sanitation
• Productive use
• Agriculture
• Livestock
• Other livelihood/income-generating activities
• Groundwater recharge Integrated Water Resources
  Management

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Types of RainWater Harvesting?

• Roof top water harvesting
• Surface run-off harvesting
• Sand dams
• Sub-surface dams, pond reservoirs, terracing

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RAIN water harvesting
RESULTS
EFFECTS
IMPACTS
TECHNIQUES
Drinking water
Improved health reduced disease incidence
Increased well-being productivity of
individuals and households
1,800,000 liters rainwater storage
capacity 12,000 people access to clean drinking
water hygiene awareness
Roof-top water harvesting surface run-off water
harvesting
Time energy saved school attendance
activities enabled
Improved education, productivity and gender equity
Multiple use water
For domestic use sanitation, food gardens,
small livestock, biogas
Improved household food, energy water security
Improved household nutrition, health
productivity
Ponds/sand dams
For productive use horticulture agriculture,
livestock, food processing, other
Water-enabled enterprises and income-generation
Improved socio-economic well-being and gender
equity
Ground water recharge
Improved soil productivity for crops and
livestock
Drinking and multiple-use water
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RAIN 2004-06 and beyond
RAIN 2007-10 and beyond
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RAIN from drinking water to multiple use

• Points of Discussion
• Water quantity
• Water quality
• Techniques used in combination with other water
  supply
• Financing mechanisms
• Partnerships learning
• The long-term
• Multiplier effect RWH / financing mechanisms
• RWH for livelihood protection productive use

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Contact
RAIN Foundation c/o. Donker Curtiusstraat 7- 523,
1051 JL Amsterdam, The Netherlands T. 31 20
686 8111 F. 31 20 686 6251 E.
info_at_rainfoundation.org www.rainfoundation.org