WATER PROJECTS
Background:
Parts of China suffer from severe water shortages. In the arid Western region of the country, these affect 13 million people and are directly related to poverty levels. In areas such as Gansu, Ningxia and Southwestern China there is often inadequate water for irrigation, personal hygiene and even easily accessible water for drinking. This is due to a number of factors, including: under-developed water control, pollution of water sources, the effects of earthquakes, and deforestation. Often villagers will have to transport water from several kilometers. The elderly and physically infirm therefore have to rely on rainfall for their needs. Sometimes there are disputes between villages over water supply.
Experience:
CRDF has installed a pilot project providing potable water for primary and secondary schools through the provision of automatic drinking fountains yielding water which has been filtered, boiled and cooled. The ambition is to extend this to support whole villages with water control projects
Outputs:
CRDF have developed funding proposals for the construction of small water control projects to resolve drinking water supply problems, each serving approx 1000 villagers. Specific outputs will be:
- Water wells drilled
- Enhance and maintain water catchment canals and resevoirs.
- Construction of water stations.
- Education regarding water sustainabilty issues
- Water fountains in schools
Outcomes:
- Improved water supply for 1000 villagers per project
- Improved awareness of water related issues
- Drinking water for school children
- Reduction of water-born illness
Sustainability:
Each water control project is self-sustaining, but will not be started until full funding per village is secured.
Water control project funding is 300,000 RMB or £30k.
It is critical to the ongoing success of each site that education and training are given to a team of motivated people able to ensure ongoing maintenance of equipment and able to make repairs when required.
Each rural school drinking water project has a budget of 30,000 RMB or £3k and requires central resource for maintenance.
Background:
Parts of China suffer from severe water shortages. In the arid Western region of the country, these affect 13 million people and are directly related to poverty levels. In areas such as Gansu, Ningxia and Southwestern China there is often inadequate water for irrigation, personal hygiene and even easily accessible water for drinking. This is due to a number of factors, including: under-developed water control, pollution of water sources, the effects of earthquakes, and deforestation. Often villagers will have to transport water from several kilometers. The elderly and physically infirm therefore have to rely on rainfall for their needs. Sometimes there are disputes between villages over water supply.
Experience:
CRDF has installed a pilot project providing potable water for primary and secondary schools through the provision of automatic drinking fountains yielding water which has been filtered, boiled and cooled. The ambition is to extend this to support whole villages with water control projects
Outputs:
CRDF have developed funding proposals for the construction of small water control projects to resolve drinking water supply problems, each serving approx 1000 villagers. Specific outputs will be:
- Water wells drilled
- Enhance and maintain water catchment canals and resevoirs.
- Construction of water stations.
- Education regarding water sustainabilty issues
- Water fountains in schools
Outcomes:
- Improved water supply for 1000 villagers per project
- Improved awareness of water related issues
- Drinking water for school children
- Reduction of water-born illness
Sustainability:
Each water control project is self-sustaining, but will not be started until full funding per village is secured.
Water control project funding is 300,000 RMB or £30k.
It is critical to the ongoing success of each site that education and training are given to a team of motivated people able to ensure ongoing maintenance of equipment and able to make repairs when required.
Each rural school drinking water project has a budget of 30,000 RMB or £3k and requires central resource for maintenance.
