Clean Water and Conservation in the Philippines
Provide water pump Philipines
Summary
On the island of Negros, in the Philippines, an innovative pump will bring clean running water to thousands of people in 13 villages and encourage watershed conservation within these communities
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Currently, women and children are having to walk down steep and dangerous hillsides in order to collect water. This task has significantly reduced the villager's standard of living. Yet there is a solution to the problem. AIDFI, a local NGO, in partnership with Green Empowerment, is able to deliver water to these communities using a ram pump, which will allow for the community members to spend their time doing other productive activities. This will take the burden off both women and children.
Activities
Donations will go towards the first project that needs funding on the list. Once this project has been funded, the next project on the list will be implemented. With each pump, villagers receive tree seedlings to plant, to preserve the watershed.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,358
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $250
Total Funding Goal: $4,609
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
The installation of ram pumps for these twelve separate sites will benefit these communities in creating a more accessible water system and a healthier environment based on their agreement to protect their watershed in return for the technology.
Project Message
"I used to have to bring food down to the river for a days laundry; and bring the children too otherwise there would be no-one at home. Now they stay at home and so do I."
- Araceli Carbajosa, Resident of Bagacay, a previous ram pump site
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Michel Maupoux Maupoux
Program Manager
140 SW Yamhill St.
Portland, OR 97204
United States
503-284-5774
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Green Empowerment
140 SW Yahmill Street
Portland,
Oregon
97204
United States
503-284-5774
http://www.greenempowerment.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Philippines
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Philippines, read the Human Development Report on Philippines or the Wikipedia entry for Philippines.
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 December 7, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
Herminal progress
By Michel Maupoux - Program Manager, August 17, 2009 02:49 PM
See the pictures and details in the report posted below.
Unfortunately, the regional government hasn't been able to deliver any funding for the distribution network to the 5 tap stands distributed through the community.
Thanks to our donors for your contribution.
If we receive a few more donations, we hope to be able to complete the distribution piping. Could you or your friends help us?
Thanks again
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