Officine Panerai joins WAMI to connect the village of Makarongoni

Officine Panerai joins WAMI to connect the village of Makarongoni

Officine Panerai, last December together with WAMI completed the construction of a water network for the supply of drinking water to 9 families in the Village of Makarongoni, in Tanzania.

Direct access to drinking water was guaranteed to 46 people, thanks to the installation of taps in their homes.

There is a counter because all families pay a monthly fee, like a utility bill (500 francs a month = 50 cents €, very low). It is used to empower users: it avoids waste and finances maintenance. The maintenance of the aqueduct is managed by the villagers, generally 5-6 people. Each tank has an accountant, a plumber who arranges the various breakages that can occur in the taps, one takes care of pumping the water twice a day into the tank, one checks the water and adds a little chlorine.