Unsafe water beside Lake Mirayi
Families live near a major water source but cannot safely drink from it because of contamination, poor sanitation, and direct lake-collection risks.
Lake Mirayi, Gashora
AquaSolve Rwanda
Solar-powered filtration kiosks turning unsafe lake water into clean, shared access for health, dignity, and peace.
The challenge
Peace begins when no one has to fight for water.
In Gashora, vulnerable residents live beside Lake Mirayi but still face illness, risk, and conflict because the water is not safe to drink.
Conflict caused by scarcity
When clean water is limited, vulnerable residents may be turned away, forced to trespass, or left to compete for a basic human need.
Lost time for women and girls
Long water-collection journeys reduce time for school, work, safety, and hygiene, especially for girls and women.
Mission
Water for all. Peace for all.
AquaSolve Rwanda proposes community-owned filtration kiosks that draw water from Lake Mirayi, purify it through a multi-stage system, and make it available at little to no cost for people most at risk.
The work is both infrastructure and peacebuilding: residents help maintain the kiosks, learn water stewardship, and transform a contested basic need into a shared public resource.
System functionality
From lake intake to safe public taps.
The kiosk combines solar power, layered filtration, sealed storage, and simple maintenance so trained residents can operate it locally.
Expected impact
A pilot kiosk designed for measurable health and social change.
The first installation targets safe access, reduced illness, shorter water-collection time, and stronger community ownership.
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community members with daily access to purified water
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target reduction in waterborne diseases
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shorter time spent collecting water
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Water Protectors trained for local ownership
Budget summary
Transparent costs for a modular pilot.
Each category maps to practical materials, energy components, water treatment, distribution, training, and local coordination.
Pilot kiosk budget
$4,050 estimated total
Modular costs for one solar-powered kiosk, with two kiosks estimated at about $8,100.
Kiosk base platform, brickwork, roof, paint, signage, and waiting benches.
Water Protectors Program
Local residents maintain the system and teach shared stewardship.
The project trains youth and women leaders to keep the kiosks working, test water quality, and model peaceful resource management.
Trusted Local Stewardship
Water Protectors are selected with local leaders, schools, and community organizations so the program is accountable to the people it serves.
Hands-On Technical Care
Participants learn to clean filters, check batteries, monitor flow, test water quality, and report repairs before small issues become outages.
Peace Through Shared Resources
The program brings youth, women, and leaders into one shared responsibility: keeping clean water available without conflict or exclusion.
Contact
Support the pilot or request the proposal details.
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Solar-powered and off-grid
Built from locally available materials
Managed by trained Water Protectors