TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT UNION ............................................................................................... 2
CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH THE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM.................................................................................. 3
CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SUPPLY AND GENDER ....................................................................................................... 3
PROBLEM ANAYSIS ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
OJECTIVE ANALYSIS....................................................................................................................................................... 5
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................................................... 6
BUDGET .................................................................................................................................................................... 8
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX ................................................................................................................................... 8
SUSTAINABILITY .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
PROJECT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Kumtem village community water is a community water project owned and managed by the Kumtem Development
Union. Kumtem is one of the villages that make up Fundong Central Subdivision which is found in Boyo Division in the
North West Region of Cameroon
The Kumtem village community water project consists of a water tank close to the catchment area, located some
kilometers from the village and a series of pipes and water stand points at various locations in the village. Water is
transported from the storage tank by gravity to the various stand points in the village.
This water system constructed by villagers is quickly falling into a derelict state because of indiscriminate planting of
eucalyptus trees around the catchment and the rearing of cattle around the water tank area, the absence of a rigorous
trained and capable maintenance team to repair and replace broken taps and broken pipes and inadequate water
storage tank. This has resulted in a situation where villagers are forced to return to the unsafe doubtful sources of
water with the resultant effect of water borne diseases such as typhoid, dysentery and water borne parasites
With financial contribution from an external donor partner the Kumtem village water committee under the auspices of
the Kumtem Development Union will be able to reverse the situation by training qualified personnel, marking out and
protecting the water tank area, repairing broken pipes and taps, unblocking storage facilities and educating villages on
the detrimental effects of indiscriminate planting of eucalyptus trees along and around catchment areas. It is expected
that an adequate supply of water will be insured all year round and villagers will not return to unsafe drinking water
resources and water borne diseases will be considerably reduced and a consequent improvement of general well being.
The refurbished Kumtem village Water will be managed by Kumtem village Water Committee and maintained in the
following ways. The executive of Kumtem Development Union has decided that every annual congress will set aside 5%
of the annual contribution to pay for regular water maintenance. The president of the development union together
with Kumtem village Water committee and village chief has instituted the deduction of 5% from the annual
development levies paid regularly by all the villagers for the maintenance of the project
It will take three months to complete and financial reports submitted to your office. The estimated cost now stands at
13,540
Awoh Paul Ngwain
Kumtem Development Union
President
Phone (+237) 75647819 email: [email protected]
DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT UNION
Kumtem is one of the villages that make up Fundong Central Subdivision which is found in Boyo Division in
the North West Region of Cameroon. It is a village of 6,000 inhabitants who are mainly subsistence farmers.
The Kumtem development union was found in 2004 to conceive initiate and carry out development projects
for the village. It has so far succeeded in building a community school which was later handed over the
government and construction of pipe borne water for the village since 2007.
CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH THE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
This Kumtem Village water system which was carried out mainly by villages supplying the labour manually by
digging the trenches where the pipes were laid is quickly falling into a derelict state. This bad situation is
further compounded by the problem of indiscriminate planting of eucalyptus trees around the catchment
area, which are very detrimental to water supply especially during the dry when the village tapes run dry for
three to four months of the dry season. In addition to this is absence of a regular rigorous trained and
capable maintenance team to repair and replace broken taps and broken pipes. The catchment area which is
presently under threat from encroaching farming, because it is not protected is in a state of gradual
systematic interference which has led to the spread of water borne diseases in the past in the village. Owing
to large water storage facilities to match the demand for water for the village, the spring often overflows
during periods of low demand for water and the pipes consequently run dry during periods of high demand
for water especially in the evening. This has resulted in a situation where villages are forced to return to the
unsafe sources of water namely the stream which runs through the village with the resultant effect of water
borne diseases such as typhoid, dysentery. According to gender roles provision of water is mainly a woman’s
affaire and this gender stratification begins in early childhood where young girls provide water and in their
absence their mother. The water problem weighs heavily on the woman.
CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER SUPPLY AND GENDER
The phenomenon of climate change on a local micro basis is very much visible. During the dry season which
is become slightly prolong leading to a temporal situation of drought water supplies in the village literally run
dry forcing the villagers to revert to doubtful sources of water with the attendant consequences of water
borne diseases and water borne parasites which inflict pain, and sickness. The village water system due to its
seasonal variation of water recharge at the catchment area has come almost to resemble a rain fed
catchment area. This problem is caused by the indiscriminate planting of eucalyptus trees on catchment
areas and along water ways which influence the degree of recharge of water at the catchment. Eucalyptus
trees are known to be invasive in their root system and rigorous in the absorption of water from the
catchment area with the concomitant effect of absorption of water.
PROBLEM ANAYSIS
UNPROTCTED
CATCHMENT AREA
PLANTING OF
EUCALPTUS TREES
ON CATCHMENT
AREA
WATER
SHORTAGE
INADEQUATE
STORAGE FACILITIES
LACK OF REGULAR
MAINTAINACE BY
QUALIFIES PERSONNEL
BROKEN PIPES
AND TAPES
ENCROACHMENT OF
WATER TANK AREA
BY FARMERS AND
FARMERS
USE OF UNSAFE
SOURCES OF
WATER
WATER
BORNE
DISEASES
PROLONG
DRY SEASON
COSTLY
TREATMENT AND
IN SOME CASES
DEATH
OJECTIVE ANALYSIS
It hope that with financial contribution from an external donor partner the village water committee under
the auspices of the Kumtem development Union will be able to reverse the situation. By training qualified
personnel, protecting catchment areas, repairing broken pipes and tapes, building larger water storage
facilities, educating villages on the detrimental effects of indiscriminate planting of eucalyptus trees along
and around catchment areas it is expected that an adequate supply of water will be insured, villagers will not
return to unsafe drinking water resources and water borne and pipe water borne diseases will be eliminated
leading to a reduction in water borne diseases and a consequent improvement of health and general well
being. The time spent by school age girls and their mothers will be reduced, and the possibility of contracting
water borne infections reduced.
PROCTETED
CATCHMENT AREA
REMOVAL EUCALPTUS
TREES ON CATCHMENT
AREA
ADEQUATE
WATER
SUPPLY
WELL
MAINTAINED
PIPES AND
TAPES
ADEQUATE
WATERSTORAGE
FACILITIES
REGULAR
MAINTAINACE BY
QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL
USE SOURCES
OF WATER
REDUCTION
WATER
BORNE
REDUCTION IN
MORTALITY AND
IMPROVED LIFE
EXPECTANCY
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Results
Activity
The executive of the group
arrives at a definite plan of
work and shares roles and
days of work
Meeting
The committee decides on a
plan of action and apportions
roles
Meeting
Expected change of behavior
and acquisition of knowledge
on detrimental effects of tree
planting, farming and cattle
rearing around the catchment
and water tank
Education of the village on the
Those to carry out the job
gained the right skills and
orientation
Constituting of and Training of
of
the
village
Resources
Person
responsible
The executive members
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
Members
Kumtem
committee
the
water
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Charts,
projector,
electric generator and
a resources person
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Charts,
projector,
electric generator and
a resources person
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
architecture
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Cutlasses, hoes spades
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
The villagers
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
A transportation truck
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
development Union executive
of
Kumtem
water
Committee
dangers
of
planting
trees,
of
Jan
× ××
farming, cattle rearing etc on
water tank area
village
water
maintenance
officers
Architectural designs of the
area made available
Architectural
designs
of
the
water tank and water catchment
area
Area on which renovation is to
take place is prepared
Clearing
The right amount of stones
needed is made available
Carrying of stones from quarries
Material needed
available
Buying of building materials for
is
made
of
area
around
catchment area and water tank
in the village by villagers
the repairs of the water storage
and safety tanks
The village obtains a land
certificate for the village
catchment area
Acquisition of land title of the
catchment area by the village
Experts in land surveys
and certification
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Owners of trees on catchment
area are compensated
Compensation of owners of trees
on the catchment area
Village
council
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Eucalyptus trees on catchment
Clearing and uprooting of trees
Village Youths
Awoh
Paul
×
traditional
Feb
March
area are cleared
Village catchment area
fenced off and protected
on catchment area
is
Ngwain
Delimitation and fencing of the
catchment area
Engineers in building
and construction
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
The village now has a new
water tank
Construction of a water tank
Architect and builders
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Work completed on the work
is certified
Inspection of the water tank for
certification and confirmation of
work done
Quality control officer
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Seven stand water points in
the village are ready for use
Repairs of the seven safety taps
Cutlasses, hoes spades
Cement, sand, stones,
water, tapes and stop
corks and building
technicians
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Cutlasses, hoes spades
Pipes and disinfectants
building technicians
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
Cutlasses, hoes spades,
cement and sand an
building technicians d
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
A public address system
Awoh
Ngwain
Paul
×
chambers in the seven stand
points in the village
Pipes are cleared and cleaned
made ready for water to flow
Repairs of all broken pipes along
All blockages are cleared and
water flows freely
Clearance of blockages in the
the way
safety chambers and storage
×
×
tanks
All water stand point taps
should flow and villagers
should be able to carry water
Official
inauguration
of
the
renovated and refurbish water
system
EXPENSES
UNIT
1.1 salaries (Technicians)
Per
month
Per
session
Per
session
Per
session
Per
trip
2.1 Hiring Small Generator
2.2 Hiring Power point projector
2.3 Charts
2.4 Hiring of truck
3.1Local contribution (planning and training workshop )
3.2 Architectural designs of the water tank and
water catchment area
3.3 Clearing of area around catchment area and water
tank
3.4 Carrying of stones from quarries in the village by
villagers
3.4 Buying of building materials for the repairs of
the water storage and safety tanks
3.5 Acquisition of land title of the catchment area by
the village
3.6 Compensation of owners of trees on the
catchment area
3.7 Clearing and uprooting of trees on catchment area
3.8 Delimitation and fencing of the catchment area
3.9 Construction of a water tank
3.10 Inspection of the water tank for certification
and confirmation of work done
4.1 Repairs of the seven safety taps chambers in the
seven stand points in the village
4.2 Repairs of all broken pipes along the way
4.3 Clearance of blockages in the safety chambers
and storage tanks
Total Cost
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
per
session
NUMBER
UNITS
OF
COST IN Dollars
3
UNIT RATE IN
Dollars
300
1
50
50
1
20
20
1
20
20
4
100
400
1
1,000
1,000
1
350
350
1
100
100
1
1,000
1
1,200
1
1,000
1
3,000
1
500
900
1,000
1,200
1,000
3,000
500
2,500
1
2,500
1
1,100
1
100
1
100
1
100
1
100
1,100
100
100
100
100
13,540
Amount requested
10,940
Local Contribution
2.600
Total Cost
13,540
BUDGET
INTERVENTION LOGIC
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
INDICATORS
O OVERALL OBJECTIVE (Goal)
All the seven stand points’
SOURCES OF VERIFICATION
ASSUMPTIONS
Project Reports and photographs
If the Chief and his traditional
taps run interrupted through
To rehabilitate, expand and re-establish the
out the year.
flow of water in Kumtem village to all the water
council remain committed and
Report submitted to the Japanese
villagers heed to their calls for
Funding agency
community labour
stand points taps
Kumtem Development Union archives
Project purpose
Expanded,
rehabilitated
Project Reports
storage facilities of water
Rehabilitate, expand and
refurbish the derelict
Kumtem village water project scheme
which has
gone dysfunctional
Results
council
remain
committed
and
tank, Repaired taps, pipes
Report submitted to the Japanese
villagers heed to their calls for
and
Funding agency
community labour
safety
chambers
and
storage facility
An
Kumtem Development Union archives
expanded
rehabilitated
Water to flow in large volume uninterrupted
If the Chief and his traditional
and
Project Reports
functional
water system
through out the year
If the Chief and his traditional
council
remain
committed
and
Report submitted to the Japanese
villagers heed to their calls for
Funding agency
community labour
Kumtem Development Union archives
Activities
Means
Meeting of the village development Union
Meetings
executive
of
the
village
traditional council
Meeting
of
the
Kumtem
Meeting of Kumtem water Committee
development Union
Education of the village on the dangers of
Mobilization of the village
planting trees, farming, cattle rearing etc on
water tank areas
Constituting of and Training of village water
maintenance officers
Carrying of stones from quarries in the village
by villagers Buying of building materials for the
repairs of the water storage and safety tanks
Rehabilitate the existing storage tank and
Construction of a new expanded water storage
tank at the catchment area
Repairs of the seven safety tap chambers in the
seven stand points in the village
Repairs of all broken pipes along the way
Official inauguration of the renovated and
refurbish water system
community
Cost
Inputs
13,540
Sand,
Cement,
stones
taps
pipes and paint and human labour
and
LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX
SUSTAINABILITY
The Kumtem village Water Committee (KVWC) under the Kumtem Area Development Union (KADU) has
stood the test of time. It has conceived, initiated and carried out the water development scheme for the
village. Under the auspices of the village chief, Kumtem Development Union, Kumtem village Water will be
managed Kumtem village Water Committee and maintained in the following ways. The executive of Kumtem
Development Union has decided that annual congress which the development union holds every year will
set aside 5% of the annual contribution to pay for regular water maintenance, the president of the Union
together with Kumtem village Water committee and village chief has instituted the deduction of 5% from the
annual development levies paid regularly by all the villagers for the maintenance of the project. The water
project has been in existence for some years now and need only a facelift and some further education on
capacity building and water management to bring its efficiency level to the its originally intended potentials.
By working with Village Traditional Council (VTC) the chief who is the auxiliary of the administration and his
traditional council together with the president of Kumtem Development Union and Kumtem village Water
committee, the trio will certainly succeed in maintaining the state of the art once the project is refurbished.
The Village Traditional council and Kumtem Development Union has decided that all villagers will be required
to show proof that they have planted the set minimum number of trees by the end of the year, its has
equally banned all farming activities for bush burning, and all women in the village will have to comply with
the energy efficient cooking systems or pay a fine once the cooking facilities are available. Organic farming
will be encouraged. Owners of eucalyptus trees along catchment area will be require removing them within
a space of six months with a small compensation for loss of property.