Water Project in Philippines a success
A water project supported by Port Nicholson has been very successful in providing clean drinking water to a village in the Philippines, project leader William Sommerville of the Rotary Club of Wellington told the club this week.
The project is supported by four Rotary clubs, Port Nich, Wellington and a club in the Philippines and one in Germany; all have contributed money and people who have helped build the well and cleansing system for the Aeta people who are in a small village north of Manilla.
Sky hydrants which use gravity rather than electricity to pull water from the ground and then sterilise it can provide up to 10 000 litres of clean drinking water a day.
A team of Rotarians from RC Wellington, including William, were in the village recently to set the water tank and well framework in concrete, and to erect the four tanks and set the system up.
In this case water is drawn into a tank at the upper level of the framework, and then sterilised and the water then flows into a lower tank from which the villagers can then draw water.
It’s the first clean water the village of about 240 families have had for some time, with the previous water being continuously polluted which was affecting the health of the children in the village.
Mr Sommerville said the US$2 000 which Port Nich had contributed had been matched by a district grant for the same amount, and then topped up by a grant from Rotary International for another US$3 000.
The overall project cost US$50 000 for which 19 bores had been drilled, more than expected, and with only two not producing potable water.
Darryl also gave us an update regarding the truck for the project in Fiji. The fundraising is complete (thanks to those of you came to the casino and movie nights and our very generous anonymous donor).
The truck will be purchased soon. Looking forward to seeing it in action in Fiji.
John Bishop
Club Reporter
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