Tsunami Relief - Safe drinking water in India

Summary

Provide community water purification and disinfection systems for immediate tsunami relief as well as long-term rebuilding efforts in Tamil Nadu, and other tsunami-stricken areas in India. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $136,802 was raised for this project.

Received $136,802 from 19 donations from people like:

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(Anon.)

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Roughly 500,000 displaced survivors are being housed in temporary camps or shelters. Clean, safe drinking water is in short supply, and is being provided via unsustainable measures. Water purification and disinfection systems are needed to address both immediate and long term needs of the survivors. Cholera and diarrheal disease was already endimic in the region prior to the tsunami (70,000 accute cases in 2004 alone).

Activities

WaterHealth International (WHI) installs water purification systems for emergency relief in temporary shelters. Germicidal UV light disinfects surface water, rivers, well water or contaminated municipal water; produces water meeting WHO guidelines.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $136,802

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $136,802. The original project funding goal was $250,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Reduction in water-borne diseases in temporary camps and shelters via the provision of a sustainable safe drinking water supply. Systems will be relocated to commuties as they are rebuilt for long-term use.

Project Message

The estimated financial toll of the tsunami is Rs. 2730.70 crore (~$62million)... Tamil Nadu suffered water troubles before the tsunami that are now made even more complicated.
- Anonymous, Gov’t Disaster Management & Mitigation Dept

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Katie Schmitz de Fernández,
Director of Business and Market Development
WaterHealth International
9 Orchard Road, Suite 111
Lake Forest, CA 92630
United States
949.916.3212
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