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Solar Water Tower, Makonde Plateau
A charitable investment for your Akhirah.
A solar water well and raised tank could bring water to village taps on Tanzania's Makonde Plateau. The sun powers the pump, and the stored water runs down to the people who use it.
Why Makonde Plateau
This is a Sadaqah Jariyah water project you can help fund, from the well and solar equipment to the tank and taps. Solar pumping means no fuel bill.
Our research sets out who the solar water tower will serve, why it's needed in Makonde Plateau, and how the solar-powered water supply fits into village life. Read the research
Where it's up to
- DoneIdentified
Need researched
- NowFunding
54 of 100 shares funded
- NextBuilding
Photos at each stage
- ThenOpen and reported
A full report when it opens
What your share builds
A solar-powered pump
Where it is
The research behind this project
In 2023, 267 of the 720 villages in Tanzania's Mtwara Region had no water supply. On the Makonde Plateau, a locally run solar-powered supply is already working. This research guides where the water comes from, how it's stored and where the taps go.
What's already happening on the plateau
The project area is around Newala and Tandahimba in southern Tanzania. Ndanda Hospital describes drilling that failed at Chiwonga in 2024, then a successful source at Mitanga, run locally on solar power since October 2025. That's another operator's work, and we use it as an engineering reference.
A larger public scheme is under way too. A parliamentary answer on 20 April 2026 reported the wider Makonde scheme 40 per cent complete, due to finish in December 2026. Our team checks the public plans when confirming the site.
The village figures come from RUWASA, the rural water agency, as The Citizen reported in October 2023.
How it works
A deep borehole, a solar-powered submersible pump and 40,000 litres of storage feed taps at the village centre, the school and the masjid. The water is chlorinated and collected at a metered point, and the local water price pays for running costs and repairs.
A hydrogeologist chooses where to drill. Drilling and pump tests show how much water the source gives through the seasons, and the engineering design sizes the pumping, storage and treatment to what the village needs.
Where on the plateau
We're looking at Dinduma Barabarani, Mkupete, Chikwedu and Nakayaka. The site visit confirms which connections already exist and which public services are planned nearby.
Sources
Questions
What is a share?
This project is split into 100 shares of £340. Each one pays for a hundredth of the build, alongside everyone else who joins. You can fund one share or as many as you like.
How will I hear about it?
We'll email you at each stage, from the first site visit to the day it opens, with photos along the way.
What if the cost changes?
We work hard to price every project accurately. The price of a share covers its part of the build, its delivery and reporting, and our own costs. If it's going to cost more, we'll tell you up front and talk it through with you. If something unplanned comes up during the build, we'll talk it through with you and agree how to handle it together.
