Bring Clean Water to 3000 Tibetan Villagers

Hello to all of our dear friends and supporters from GlobalGiving,

Your donations have made a huge difference in the day-to-day life of the village. The people of the village are benefiting every day from the water project. They are walking yards rather than miles to get the water they need. The children have more time for school and other activities now that they are no longer making the trip up the mountain every day. The availability of a constant supply of water for washing and the washrooms are reducing risk of disease transmission and infection.

There have been discussions about how to extend the system so the benefits of an easy continuous supply of fresh water would be available to the people living in the outskirts outside of the village. Many people in the area still have to make the daily journey into the village or to the mountain springs to get the water they need for cooking, washing, etc. Unfortunately, before that can happen the village must pay down the loan that they took out to complete the project to its present state. Part of your donations are being used by the villagers for that purpose.

The village is currently preparing for another extremely cold Tibetan winter. Your generous donations have enabled them to purchase the tools and materials necessary to ensure a continuing supply of fresh water even as the temperature drops below freezing, and to hire someone with experience in maintaining this type of system. The occasional ice blockages of previous winters will, hopefully, not recur this year. The people of our village really appreciate your ongoing support, and it is only with your generous ongoing assistance that the Water Project has been successful.