The problem addressed by the practice:

The issue of water is one of the most important issues related to human health and its continuity and quality. The importance of this issue increases if it is linked to pure drinking water, as many poor and deprived families suffer from pure drinking water services. This is due to several reasons, the most important of which is the inability to pay for water delivery fees and requirements, as well as the lack of main supply lines.

With water, as Egypt is one of the water-poor countries, and considering that water is the basis of life, the resource must be preserved from wasting or deteriorating, as it is known that irrigation systems in the old lands in Qena Governorate are irrigated by flooding, as well as the deterioration of the condition of the waterways and the unevenness of the lands. All of this leads to wasting large amounts of irrigation water.

The project attempts to address the following problems: -

1. The inability of poor families to deliver clean, usable drinking water due to the high cost of water delivery 

2. The lack of main lines for drinking water supply 

3. Waste of irrigation water due to deteriorating condition of waterways and uneven land 

4. Relying on traditional irrigation systems (flood irrigation) 

5. Weak people's awareness of water issues 

The problem can be formulated in : 

A number of 8,175 poor families in the villages of Qena Governorate suffer from a shortage of drinking water and wastage of irrigation water at a rate of up to 25% due to improper treatment with water, as of June 2016 AD, as far as possible to count.

Practice objectives:

General Objective 

Enhancing the sustainability of water resources and improving the quality of life for targeted families in Qena Governorate by providing pure drinking water to 350 families, rationalizing the use of irrigation water in agricultural areas, and activating partnerships with stakeholders concerned with water issues to achieve a sustainable impact by the end of the project.

Interim goals 

• Enabling 350 families deprived of drinking water in the village of Dendera to obtain a clean water connection by the end of the project 

• Creating an effective partnership between the association and 8 parties concerned with water issues in Qena Governorate by the end of the project

The sustainable development goal that practice has contributed to achieving.

Providing clean water and maintaining public health 

Results achieved by the practice:

The planned results were achieved, in addition to an increase in the targeted numbers and a number of additional results achieved:

1. Delivering pure drinking water to 2,757 deprived families to date from 2017 to date 

2.  Extension of 4-inch main water lines to a number of villages in Qena Governorate, with a total of 12,700 linear meters   

3. 124 families deprived of sanitary toilet service now have a sanitary family toilet in the village of Dendera

4. An area of 8,000 square meters of irrigation courses has been developed to protect land degradation and rationalize water 

5. An area of 744 acres of agricultural land was leveled with a laser to rationalize water 

6. An area of 120 acres cultivated using the terraces and lines method 

7. Transforming the project into an ongoing program to deliver clean drinking water to deprived families and rationalize water use  

8. The presence of a model on an area of ​​30 acres for irrigation with solar energy and the development of waterways by transporting water through plastic pipes

9. Building 9 effective partnerships between the association, supporting NGOs, and governmental stakeholders related to water issues  

10. The duration of the current practice/position (ongoing - finished).

8   years starting from October 2016 to date (ongoing)

11. Partners

12. Sadat Association for Development and Social Welfare 

13. UN Small Grants Program 

14. Enhancing Climate Resilience and Food Security Project 

15. Egyptian Food Bank 

16. My Family Association Egypt 

17. Bahr Al-Joud Foundation 

18. Orman Association

19. Drinking Water Company 

20. Community Contributions 

Development activities and interventions 

First, the idea of the project was adopted to unite the efforts of the community, including governmental and private institutions, and beneficiaries, within the framework of sustainable development goals, to build companies and contribute from all groups, individuals, and community institutions concerned with that issue. The association focused on playing the role of coordinator and facilitator of activities and mobilizing resources to support the project’s activities, as a number of basic interventions were implemented, namely:

• Extending water lines to deprived areas in Qena Governorate with lengths reaching 12,700 meters, 4-inch pipes 

• 2757 water connections from 2017 to date 

• Implementation of 34 sanitary toilets for disadvantaged families in the village of Dendera 

• Developing an area of 8,000 square meters of private pathways in the villages of Qena Center and Qift Center in Qena Governorate 

• Levelling 744 acres of agricultural land with lasers 

• Cultivating an area of 120 acres of land in the village of Dendera with a system of terraces and lines 

• Implementing a model on an area of 30 acres for solar irrigation and developing waterways by transporting water through plastic pipes 

• Implementation of 112 community awareness meetings during the project period 

• Building 9 effective partnerships between the association, civil society organizations supporting the project activities, and government stakeholders