TWP link up with Hydraid and US Navy to get Bio Sand Filters to Uganda

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

 

Over the past few months there has been an interesting collaboration happening involving The Water Project, The US Navy and Hydraid (www.hydraid.com), all in the interest of aiding communities in Africa as they try to rise up from poverty and ill health. So what’s been going on? Well….. (more…)

Sanitation training at Nabongo

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Our team in Kakamega was out recently with the students at the Nabongo Primary School preparing them for their upcoming well project.

Before a well is constructed, our partners spend time training the community or school in proper sanitation and hygiene.

Teaching why dirty water makes one sick is an important part of the process.

New Well in India: Thideerkuppam – Updated

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Boys check out the new well

Boys check out the new well

Thideerkuppam, Kallakkudi

UPDATE (3/19/2009): This location was actually home to 2 new wells.  The area is densely populated.  From their visit at the dedication, our partner reported…

The project was located next to a new building which was undergoing construction.  The evening was approaching and the scene was quite festive.  (more…)

New Well in India: Melatheru

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Boys look on as new well is opened

Boys look on as new well is opened

Melatheru, Kookudi

Well #8 sponsored by Northview Christian Church

Our partner reports from the field that…

Close to this project is a school and large church and yet even with this, accessible water is limited and so they are forced to the fields for water.

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New Well in India: Mathakoil

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Mathakoil

Young Girl from MathakoilThis is Well #6, given by Northview Christian Church.

The villagers using this project were previously forced to take water from sources which were really unfit for consumption. The overhead tanks built by the government are not supplying water due to limited power and even when water was in the tank it was dirty and unsafe.   As a result of this project, now with the bore well in their locale, they can drink confidently.

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New Well in India: Adi Dravidar, Poondi

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Adi Dravidar, Poondi

adi_dravidarThis is Well #5, given by Northview Christian Church.

In this village there are 100 dalit families with a population of 400 in the Adi Dravidar Street area. Most of them are landless agricultural laborers.

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New Well in India: Poondi Pu

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Students celebrate their new well

Students celebrate their new well

This is well #4 funded by Northview Christian Church.

Our partner reports,

Poondi Pu School was our second stop of the day with 6 projects to go.  This is a government run school which from an appearance point of view was a stark contrast than our previous stop. (more…)

New Well in India: Meetpar School Well

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Girls wash up at restored water taps
Girls wash up at restored water taps

Here’s some more details about the new Meetpar School well in India, donated by Northview Christian Church.

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New Well in India: Ad Street, Kokkudi

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Ad Street, Kokkudi

This is well #3 donated by Northview Christian Church.  In a few more days we’ll begin to post those brief reports and GPS fixes we promised.

(our partner is a bit jet-lagged having just returned home)

In the meantime…enjoy more fruits of this great work!

More Photos from Wells for Life India

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

These shots were taken just a few days ago in India at the site of our latest completed project.

This well was funded by Northview Christian Church.

This is the Meetpar High School Well.

More to come soon!