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GABUUN BOREHOLE: HELP SAVE AND SUSTAIN LIVES BY BUILDING THE FIRST BOREHOLE FOR GABUUN AND EIGHT OTHER SURROUNDING VILLAGES
By Daryeel Project with Guriel Community
Using a participatory community consultation process, the Gabuun community prioritized the construction of a borehole in their area. This will address the lack of access to water and help prevent tensions arising from competing communities over scarce and stretched water sources.
Gabuun is located south of the main town in Guriel District, Galmudug State, and has an estimated population of 500 households, including eight smaller neighboring villages. These are pastoralist communities mainly dependent on livestock for their livelihoods, with no major alternative sources of income. Lack of access to water is a significant challenge. Commercial water tanks sell water for domestic use, while the nearest borehole for livestock is 20 kilometers away. Sharing boreholes with other communities has been a source of local conflicts among rural pastoralists. Given this, the communities identified fundraising for a borehole as a critical priority to meet essential life-saving needs and reduce tensions over water access.
The construction of a functional borehole in Gabuun can be funded through the Daryeel matching grant project, which supplements community-raised funds at a fixed ratio. Since the borehole will benefit eight other nearby villages and requires collaboration across groups, the matching grant ratio is 1 to 3. The community contribution expected is $20,000, with the project matching $60,000, making the total cost $80,000.
The Gabuun borehole project was identified as a priority through an inclusive Community Based Planning (CBP) process conducted in Guriel District in January 2022. This government-led and community-owned process brought together representatives from different socioeconomic groups to jointly assess their location by mapping resources, analyzing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and setting community priorities.
Thank you for contributing towards providing reliable water access for Gabuun communities and neighboring villages through the construction of the first borehole. This will benefit the entire Gabuun community and surrounding villages!
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