Water for Development

CHLORINE DISPENSER CHALLENGE; BURUNDI

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Point-of-use chlorine dispensers

Learn more about the Chlorine Challenge and other D-Prize Distribution Challenges.

 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Water for Development (Water4Dev) provides access to safe water to reduce the incidence of water-borne diseases.

The chlorine dispensers project consists of three main components; (i) A dispenser hardware installed next to a communal water source, (ii) an incessant community education by a local promoter to encourage take-up and (iii) the ongoing supply of chlorine refills. Our operating model will be tested in Cibitoke Province of Burundi for three months before a full scale countrywide.

The Chlorine Dispenser System is an innovative way of treating water with dilute chlorine at the points of water collection. This technology was developed in 2007 by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and its affiliates and has been proven as the most cost-effective option of treating water that results in a reduction of child diarrhea by 20-40% at a cost of only USD 1.28 per person reached per year.

Installing a chlorine dispenser next to a water point offers maximum convenience to users of this free service, leading to a high adoption rate. What’s more, chlorinating water protects water from potential recontamination during collection and storage, and eliminates the need to boil water, saving time and effectively reduce the carbon footprint.

Water4Dev was started in 2020 by Olivier Nihimbazwe, a RUFORUM@MasterCard Foundation Scholar who serves as the Executive Director. Other founding members include Prosper Cishahayo and Willy Ndayishimiye. We believe that good health is a prerequisite to enhancing the human capital and hence, the economic growth of communities and the country at large.

 

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

  • Install 25 chlorine dispensers reaching 5,000 beneficiaries during the three-month pilot

  • Raise an additional $75,000 during the three-month pilot

  • Reach 30,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1

  • Reach 70,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 2

 

FOUNDING TEAM

Olivier Nihimbazwe - Executive Director and Project Coordinator

Prosper Cishahayo - Supply Chain Manager

Willy Ndayishimiye - M&E Manager