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Baseline Study and Assessment
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Clean Water and Sanitation
Our goal is to create a sustainable infrastructure where 100% of the people in our partner communities have access to clean water and sanitation services. Click HERE to learn more
Microloans and Small Business Investment
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Impact::Takalafia

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Funds Invested:

$7,330

Access to clean water: 0%

Access to sanitation services: 0%

Access to microloans: 2%

Our partnership in Takalafia village began in September 2009. We got introduced to Takalafia village by a local church, Jesus The Redeemer, that had been doing some development work in the village. The local church was in the process of building a school building for the children in the Takalafia community and needed ample assistance to complete the project. Accessibility to the village was near impossible as the "roads" that led to this community were simply impassable. Considering the remoteness and lack of basic resources in Takalafia, PSH decided to partner with the community on certain initiatives. Our first project in Takalafia was to build a hand pump well for the community. This hand pump well would help facilitate the building of the school and serve as a source of water for the children while at school.After partnering with Oria International, we decided to take our relationship with Takalafia a step further by including the village in our Transformative Community Development Initiative.

Village Profile

* Partnership start date: September 2009
* Local Organization: Oria International
* Location: Central Nigeria, about 20 miles outside Abuja - Nigeria's capital
* Population: ~500
* Average Family Size: 8
* Main Trade/Industry & Source of Income: Farming
* Major Food Source: Farming
* Major Crops: Palm groundnut, Yam, Corn, Cassava
* Average Meals per day: 1
* Access to Electricity: No
* Access to Sanitary Latrines: No
* Closest Market: Ilie - 12km (7.5 miles)
* Closest City: Abuja - 37km (~23 miles)
* Access to Roads: No
* Nearest school: 10km (6.25 miles)
* Access to water: Hand pump well
* Closest Clinic: Rural health clinic at Ketti - 3km
* Most Prevalent Sicknesses: Malaria, Typhoid, High Blood Pressure, Dysentery, Hay Fever
* Governance: Local village chief

Past Investments

Investment	Year	Goal	Cost
Hand pump well	2010	Reduction of waterborne diseases	$4,200
School Supplies for elementary school	2010	Long term sustainability of village	$1,500
Baseline Study	2011	Gives us an understanding of the community and helps foster working relationship with the community	$1,030
Microloans for 3 small business initiatives	2011	Increased income for loan recipients	$600

Current Development Plan

Goal	Impact
Sanitation Assessment, Hygiene Training - One Session	Spreads awareness about the impact of poor hygiene on the community as it relates to unsafe water
Disburse 10 Loans to community members	Provides capital for investment in small business ideas within the community
Fix existing hand-pump well and install a new one	Provides easily accessible clean water for the community