Infrastructure
Invention Process on the Ground
An equitable, committed, and responsible partnership ensuring sustainable collaboration. What Water seeks funding equivalent to 50% of the water point’s cost from local partner municipalities.
Projects in Cameroon
Ensuring the sustainability of its activities in the field, What Water is among the few nonprofit organizations to have received the Order from the Ministry of Territorial Administration of Cameroon, granting authorization to operate throughout the
Cameroonian territory for a renewable period of 3 years, in accordance with its mission.
The Borehole
8000€ average cost.
150-200 users.
Characteristics: Depth of 50 to 100 meters, low risk of drying up, high-quality water, risk of soil obstruction during drilling, and complexity of maintenance in the event of a major breakdown.
The Water
Tower
12 000€ average cost.
1000-2000 users.
Characteristics: Depth of 50 to 100 meters, low risk of drying up, high-quality water, storage system, less effort for the user, potential for the
establishment of a distribution network, dependence on solar energy,
complexity of maintenance in the event of a major breakdown.
digitization of infrastructure
14 000€ average cost.
Urban area, high population density.
Easy access to clean water, transparent management of contributions,
real-time information, optimization of water resource management,
improvement in maintenance and monitoring.
Cameroon Projects
Legend:
9 water structures built
4 in Foumban, 2 in Dzeng, 2 in Bangante, 1 in Mengueme.
Partner municipalities
West Region: Njimom, Massangam, Foumbot, Malantouen, Koutaba, Bana. East Region: Bertoua, Mandjou, Mouloundou, Doume, Angossas. Adamawa Region: potential of 21 municipalities. Centre: Bafia, Mbanganssina, Kin-Yambetta, Guibansal, Afaloum, Ngoumou. Littoral: Mbanga, Kribi.
23 infrastructures identified for 2024 (water towers, wells, and digitization)
260 000 people with access to What Water projects
It is considered that all residents of beneficiary municipalities have access to What Water projects. Daily users estimate of 10 000 inhabitants.
Ensuring the sustainability of its activities in the field, What Water is among the few nonprofit organizations to have received the Order from the Ministry of Territorial Administration of Cameroon, granting authorization to operate throughout the
Cameroonian territory for a renewable period of 3 years, in accordance with its mission.