Project 103, Donated cost: US$13,800 – Installation of a pipeline to provide Budun village, 35 families, Vanj District, access to safe drinking water from spring source, 5750 meters up a mountain.

Budun Village

Pre-project Situation

The 35 household that reside in the Budun village currently are using the water from the river as a source of the drinking water. The water in the river is not safe, as it can have a lot of microorganisms, that can serve as a cause of the infectious diseases. Since children more tend to drink the water without boiling it, they are the one that mostly get sick with diarrhea. As it noted by the village nurse, diarrhea is actually the main reason for anemia amongst children of the village and the whole region itself. The water gets muddy during Summer, as glaciers melt a lot during the hot weather, the water brings a lot of mud with it down to the river. In addition, it is very hard to fetch water during the winter, as it is unsafe to go down to the river, when it freezes around.

Project Scope

 To install, in a tench  80 cms deep on average, 63 mm diameter    polyethylene pipeline from the spring source, 5.7 km away from the village, provide cement and other miscellaneous items and outsource  pipe fitting service.

                              The spring Source

Expected benefits

The project will benefit the villagers in following ways.

1) It will significantly reduce the number of infectious diseases spread amongst the residents of the village, specifically children.

2) It will give the opportunity to the villagers to practice sanitation and hygiene measures at a  better level, without worrying of the availability of the water

3) The parents will have more time to prepare meals for their children

4) The children will have more time to spend on their studies and other activities

Items donated  

Construction/Installation  by the Village (pending)

Completed project (pending)

Feedback from the village (pending)