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Water Well Need - Norwich, Nicaragua

Water Well in Nicaragua

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Summary

The rural Agros community of Norwich needs to have a well drilled in order to have sufficient water to irrigate their crops. read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $225 was raised for this project.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The fourteen poor families in this community live in rural Nicaragua and have never owned their own land. They are now working with Agros to become land owners and learn new sustainable agricultural techniques, including using irrigation to produce crops during the dry season.

Activities

This project includes the drilling of a 100 foot well and building the basics of the irrigation system with a submergible pump and generator.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $225

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 $225 . The original project funding goal was $5,640.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.agros.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The ability to have water year-round to irrigate their crops will provide a great advantage to these families to increase their production and get the best price for their goods.

Project Message

"Whenever a community has the ability to irrigate their crops during the dry season, their income jumps significantly, as they are able to access the best prices when demand is high."
- Laurie Werner, Director of Program, Agros International

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sean Dimond
Director of Marketing and Communications
4528 8th Ave NE
Suite 1A
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
206-528-1066
Email:

Project Sponsor

Agros International

Organization

Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org

Learn more about Agros International and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nicaragua and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Nicaragua, read the Human Development Report on Nicaragua or the Wikipedia entry for Nicaragua.

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 19, 2006

Latest Update from the Field

Progress on Well for Norwich

By Laurie Werner - Program Director, September 20, 2007 02:50 PM

A water reservoir was recently constructed in the community as part of the irrigation project to provide a constant source of drinking water for the families and a year-round supply of water to irrigate crops. The community is hopeful that the new system will work and provide them with this vital resource. There is still a need for at least one or two wells to supplement this system, and the plans are in the works to drill these wells. With this continuous availability of water for their fields, farmers will be able to diversify their crops and provide a more stable year round income for their families as well as repay their loans. The plantains, a dry season crop, are currently blooming and require a lot of water to ensure a productive harvest.

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