The Fordnagar Water Project
Bangladesh Lack of Water
Summary
Enable the community of Fordnagar, Bangladesh to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable, safe water & sanitation system
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $5,750 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Water.org That You Can Help
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Received $5,750 from 3 donations from people like:
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Abdul
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(Anon.)
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Imagine thinking the water you drink is safe only to find out that it’s contaminated by arsenic. This is what has happened to the 1,500 residents of Fordnagar. Today, drinking water is collected from either contaminated unprotected sources of distant untainted wells. The water problems facing the community are further exacerbated by unhygienic practices, which contaminate their open sources. This has led to an increase in disease & illness, which has hit the children of Fordnagar the hardest.
Activities
10 new wells will be drilled for the community; each household will build a sanitary pit latrine. Local technicians, selected by the community, will be trained to operate & maintain it. A local water committee will oversee project.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,750
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 $5,750 . The original project funding goal was $32,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
1,500 people will receive access to safe, adequate water & sanitation. The community will have ownership of the project & will create systems for its maintenance & upkeep.
Project Message
WaterPartners gives mothers more than access to safe water-it allows them to dream about their daughters' futures, rather than worry about their survival.
- Marla Smith-Nilson, Director of International Programs
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Laurel Groh
Development Associate
WaterPartners International
PO Box 22680
Kansas City, MO 64113-0680
United States
913.312.8600 ext 4
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Water.org
PO Box 22680
Kansas City,
Missouri
64113-0680
United States
913.312.8600
http://www.water.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Bangladesh
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Bangladesh, read the Human Development Report on Bangladesh or the Wikipedia entry for Bangladesh.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 3, 2004
Latest Update from the Field
From the Field: Project Update
By Laurel Groh - Sr. Communications Manager, July 14, 2006 05:00 PM
The new water system in rural Fordnagar Molla para is currently under construction. The new system will consist of deep tubewells with hand pumps and drainage system. The sanitation facilities will be individual household pit latrines.
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