KoilaBetty/Tanzania-Wells-Project

# Phase 3 Project: Tanzania Wells # Project Overview **Stakeholder**: The Tanzanian Ministry of Water, NGOs, and organizations involved in water distribution and maintenance. **Business Problem**: This project aims to predict the operational status of water pumps across Tanzania, specifically identifying which pumps are functional, which require repairs, and which are non-functional. The prediction is based on various factors such as pump type, installation date, and management practices. The project uses data from Taarifa and the Tanzanian Ministry of Water, with the challenge provided by DrivenData in 2015. By accurately forecasting pump failures, maintenance efforts can be optimized, ensuring that communities in Tanzania maintain reliable access to clean and potable water. # Business Problem The Tanzanian Ministry of Water faces the ongoing challenge of maintaining the functionality of water pumps throughout the country. Many pumps break down or require maintenance due to factors such as improper management, outdated installations, or environmental conditions. Accurately predicting whether a pump will remain functional, require repairs, or fail entirely is essential for effective maintenance planning and resource allocation. **Predicting pump functionality can help**: - **Improve maintenance operations** by prioritizing pumps that need immediate attention, ensuring that the most critical issues are addressed first. - **Ensure continuous access to clean water** by minimizing pump failures and preventing disruptions in water supply. - **Allocate resources effectively** for repairs and replacements, reducing downtime and minimizing the impact on communities dependent on these water sources. The goal of this project is to predict which pumps are functional, which need some repairs and which dont work at all. The challenge from DrivenData. (2015). Pump it Up: Data Mining the Water Table. Retrieved [Month Day Year] from drivendata.org …