Listen to everyone
Discuss access with households, including people with mobility limitations and those far from the collection point.
SIRAI / WATER PLANNING
WaterShare.
Plan water collection, together.
A free multilingual tool for community discussions, daily volume estimates, and collection schedules. Built for people, not paperwork.
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01 / PLAN
Start with what you know.
Change the example values to match your situation. Optional supply and storage inputs help identify questions to check locally.
01
Planning inputs
The numbers below are examples, not recommendations.
Count households, not people.
Planning assumption only, not a recommended minimum.
Must be at least the window length.
Storage capacity is not daily water availability.
Only include this if it is reasonably reliable.
02
Live planning estimates
Calculated locally as you type.
Planned daily volume800 LHouseholds × proposed daily allocation
Average volume per window400 L
Households in each window10
Planned volume / tank capacity0.80×
Daily supply comparisonNot entered
These are arithmetic estimates, not evidence of safe water, sufficient supply, pumping capacity or a fair allocation.
02 / ORGANIZE
A schedule built from your inputs.
Households are divided into nearly equal groups with anonymous IDs. Check timings and allocations with local participants before use.
DRAFT GROUP SCHEDULEFor discussion, not automatic deployment
| Window | Time | Household IDs | Households | Planned litres |
|---|
The tool uses numbered households rather than names. It does not upload or store your plan online.
Share only non-identifying details. Never publish water-point locations, movement times or volunteer identities.
03 / REVIEW TOGETHER
A good plan considers people first.
Use the checklist before agreeing on any real collection arrangement.
Verify the supply
Check source yield, tank refill times, pump output and whether the proposed volumes can actually be delivered.
Protect water safety
This tool cannot assess contamination or make water drinkable. Follow qualified local public-health guidance.
Keep improving
Agree on responsibilities, create a way to raise concerns and revisit the plan as circumstances change.
Important limitations
WaterShare does not verify water quality, safe per-person water needs, pumping capacity, queue times, source reliability or equity among households of different sizes. It is a discussion and calculation aid, not operational or health advice.
WATERSHARE / COMMUNITY TOOL
Start small. Plan together.
Free educational planning tool, version 0.2. Not yet validated in a SIRAI field pilot.