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Solar-powered borehole and water facility, Ibong Uruk

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A solar-powered borehole and water facility at Ibong Uruk.

Key facts

Area of work: Water
LGA: Obot Akara
Status: Completed
Where: Ibong Uruk
Type: Community water scheme with solar-powered pumping and a water treatment plant
Location: Ibong Uruk, Nto Edino area, Obot Akara LGA

Photos

Solar-powered borehole with raised water tank and solar panels at Ibong Uruk

The water tower and borehole site at Ibong Uruk seen from above

About the project

The Solar-Powered Water Project at Ibong Uruk is a community water scheme in Obot Akara Local Government Area. Ibong Uruk is a village in the Nto Edino area, close to the council headquarters.

The project was delivered by the Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Eno, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation. It has been completed and handed over to the community. It is one of more than 12 community water schemes the state has completed across its three senatorial districts.

The facility pumps water from a borehole using solar power. Like the other schemes in this group, it comes with a water treatment plant, so the water supplied is meant to be clean and safe to drink.

The scheme is expected to give families in Ibong Uruk and nearby villages a reliable source of safe water close to home. It is meant to cut the time women and children spend fetching water and to reduce water-borne illness such as diarrhoea and typhoid. It fits the ARISE Agenda goal of bringing basic services to rural communities.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

WhereIbong Uruk

Kind of workWater

ServesHouseholds in Ibong Uruk and 2 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

Borehole
Solar power supply
Water facility

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Households in Ibong UrukHouseholds
Women and children who fetch water
Nearby residents

Where it helps

Water and sanitation
Trade and income
Housing and shelter
Education

Obot Akara LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 13 projects recorded in Obot Akara.

Completed 6 (this project)Ongoing 6Planned 1

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Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

A borehole in the village is meant to give Ibong Uruk a source of clean water close to homes.

For work and income

Solar power can run a borehole without fuel costs. Water close by can free time for farming, trade and school.

Project location

Ibong Uruk

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Development goals

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6Clean water17 of 429 projects

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