Project Report
| Apr 10, 2017
Repairing unsanitary latrines
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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Broken-down latrine needing repair
Dear Friend,
Warm greetings and thank you very much for your support to our project providing sanitation and hygiene to poor farmers affected by severe dry weather. In my survey in very remote barrios I found out that latrines if there are any, are very unsanitary and unsafe especially for women. With this type of latrine, it is just like no latrine at all! In this case we embarked on an initiative to repair old, decrepit latrines by providing carpenters and materials and then educating the household on the need for proper sanitation. This reporting period we are able to repair a total of 71 latrines. Thanks also to local donors who provided us with much needed support for this initiative.
Very sincerely yours,
Cora
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Jan 17, 2017
Preparing to install rainwater harvesters
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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Site for the rainwater harvester
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year to all and thank you very much for your generous donation last year. Last year was very excellent for us with work on-going with your donations. This year, we are gearing-up for new implementation sites and focusing on water and sanitation. The sites are 3 barrios in the municipality of Sergio Osmena in Mindanao. Most of our beneficiaries belong to the Subanen Indigenous People. They are very poor and in areas deficient with water, water-borne diseases remain high. The last 2 months last year we were able to install one unit 10,000-liter capacity rainwater harvester and this quarter we will install three units and the installation will be in schools starting with a school in the mountains Buenavista Elementary School were water is really badly needed.
Again, thank you very much for your generosity.
Very sincerely yours,
Cora
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Oct 20, 2016
First rainwater harvester
By Cora Sayre | Project Leader
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10,000 liter rainwater harvester
Dear Friends,
Greetings of Peace. We are happy to inform you that this reporting period we are able to construct our first rainwater harvester in Villahermosa, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte. The water coming from this tank will serve 35 families living near the area where the tank is constructed.
Our choice of ferro-cement tanks is that these favour the use of closely-spaced mortar and small diameter tie wire reinforcement. The traditional gravelled concrete will not be effective because it has less bonding area and will crack easily. The cost of ferro-cement tanks is also lesser compared to conventional concrete.
Constructing the rainwater harvesters begin with the making of a re-usable iron mould made of iron rebars welded together and sectioned into 8 sections. When the sections are joined they form a jar. This is plastered with two coats grade A concrete after the base also of concrete is prepared. Then vertical tie wire reinforcements closely spaced together is placed around the jar after which this is again plastered with mortar. Then horizontal tie wire reinforcement is placed and this is designed to resist water pressure when the tanks are in use. After 3 more mortar plastering a lip mold is set atop the tank serving as manhole tank cover. When all is done, the molds are de-sectioned and taken out one by one.
Again thank you very much for your kind assistance.
Very sincerely yours,
Cora Sayre
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