Your commitment - Uganda 2017
The project work with TOOLS FOR LIFE has given me the opportunity to help others to help themselves and to noticeably improve their quality of life. Thank you for this unforgettable experience!
Mara Weber
Our project partner "Technik ohne Grenzen e.V." is building a water supply in an indigenous village in Peru. The project "Water Supply Sondoveni" aims to provide a reliable water supply to the village of Alto Sondoveni, an indigenous village in the rainforest near the city of Satipo in Peru. Residents will be able to pipe clean water from a nearby spring to their homes. The project is divided into three phases: Exploration, Implementation and Evaluation. TOOLS FOR LIFE supports the project with 5.870 €.
Currently, the villagers rely almost entirely on rainwater. The rainwater seems to be sufficient during the rainy season from November to April. They collect it in rather simple constructions and use it for cooking and washing. Large water tanks are too expensive for them. During the dry season, however, there is a shortage of water.
In addition to using rainwater as a water source, villagers go to the Sondoveni River to wash. It is about a 15-minute walk from the center of the village.
The project team of Technology without Borders worked closely with the villagers to gain their acceptance and support for the project. A water supply system was built to meet the demand for water in the rainy and dry seasons. To ensure supply, water is collected in two holding tanks and transported through a pipeline to a cistern for storage. The cistern was built at a central one in the village and is located at a sufficient height to provide water also for important buildings and places in the village. To ensure the health of the villagers, it was recommended that the water be boiled before drinking. The project was finally handed over to the local leader.
The project "Water Supply Sondoveni" was successfully implemented. Clean water and a reliable water supply were provided to a large part of the village. The villagers were actively involved in the project, which strengthened their identification with the project. The long-term sustainability of the system is ensured by local responsibility.
Country | Peru |
Human Development Index | 84 |
The project work with TOOLS FOR LIFE has given me the opportunity to help others to help themselves and to noticeably improve their quality of life. Thank you for this unforgettable experience!
Mara Weber
My TOOLS FOR LIFE staff trip to Senegal in 2012 was a unique experience. And the fact that I was standing on a meadow where today, after only two years, there is a school for several hundred pupils, which the Foundation helped to finance, is almost unbelievable. Great cause and great projects that make a little bit of a difference in the world.
Olaf Schlotmann
It is inspiring with how much commitment and passion the foundation devotes to its projects.
Timm Wagenknecht