Enable the community of Melakarthigaipatti, India to improve their health and use their time for economic development by building and maintaining a sustainable safe water and sanitation system.
In rural Melakarthigaipatti, India, 2,434 people struggle to meet their daily water needs. Only 3 of the 5 government-installed hand-pumps work and they don’t supply nearly enough water for the village. The villagers use the polluted Cauvery river water for bathing and washing clothes. With no latrines, open defecation is routinely practiced. Cholera, dysentery, and polio are common during seasonal periods.
Project activities are renovation of the existing water-pumps & drainage system, & build individual household latrines, community participation, health & sanitation education, training in financial management, & water source protection.
2,434 people will receive access to safe & adequate water & a latrine. A local water committee will be elected to oversee upkeep & maintenance of water system and will hire local technicians to operate & maintain the system.
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
Total Funding Received to Date: $7,021
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 "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $7,021 . The original project funding goal was $7,000.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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