Women Place Giant Nets on Mountains to Bring Life to Waterless Remote Villages
On the edge of the Sahara Desert, the people of Ait Baamrane, whose underground water supplies have been depleted and wells dried up due to severe drought, have found their solution in the sky. Dar Si Hmad (DSH), a Moroccan women's civil society organization, is breathing life into the villages by establishing the world's largest operational fog water collection network, using a method known as 'fog harvesting.'
This scientific technique, known as fog harvesting or fog collection, enables water acquisition in mountainous regions with dense fog through the use of specialized nets.
The system operates as follows:
Special nets, spanning 600 square meters between two poles, capture tiny water droplets carried by the wind in the fog.
The moisture accumulating on the net fibers condenses into droplets and trickles down to reach collection channels.
The water obtained from the fog, being free from contaminants, requires no purification; it is simply stored after passing through UV and sand filters.
The Dar Si Hmad project stands out as an initiative spearheaded by women in Morocco.
The project, a product of a decade-long research and feasibility study, does not merely provide water, but also initiates a societal transformation:
Prior to the project, women and children who spent 3 hours a day drawing water from dried-up wells have been relieved of this heavy burden.
The time gained by the ease of access to water has enabled young girls to attend school and women to participate in literacy education.
Village women were given cell phones and trained as 'water managers' to monitor and report on the system.
The system established on Mount Boutmezguida boasts impressive data:
On average, approximately 6,300 liters of water is collected daily.
In five villages, more than 400 individuals, along with 92 large households during the summer months, are provided with drinking water.
The entire system and observation center, operating with six solar panels, offers a completely ecological structure.
Access to reliable and clean water has led to a reduction in waterborne diseases such as diarrhea among children in the region.
Moreover, an environmentally friendly and cost-effective climate adaptation model has been developed for the local population struggling with desertification on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
Dar Si Hmad plans to establish a 'FogNet Network' and expand knowledge transfer activities to spread this success to other regions of Morocco. This innovative model continues to be a beacon of hope for other arid regions grappling with the climate crisis.
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