TPi October 2012

water, drainage & underground

Aid brings water and sanitation to northern Ecuador village

Mr Murtha said the project completely restores the Paragachi community’s irrigation system by replacing deteriorated pipes with an improved, better-quality product. In addition to renovation of storage tanks, workers installed new suspension rigging over ravines and a new primary intake pump at the water’s source. The results include a comprehensive distribution system running under the village streets to bring water to each family’s potential garden area. A local water board will oversee access for the second phase of the plan, which encourages each household to start a productive organic garden. “TPRF funding assured us of a dependable supply of irrigation water sourced from the extensive regional aqueduct system coming from mountain lakes,” Mr Murtha said. He added that,

A grant of $15,860 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) has helped finance a complete overhaul of the water-supply system serving the citizens of the village of Paragachi, Ecuador. The project was carried out by the non-profit Fundacion de Ayuda Social Montanas de Esperanza (Mountains of Hope, or MdE), not only for the people who live in Paragachi, but also to serve as a model to be used in other communities in northern Ecuador, according to Mr Murtha, MdE president. “Mountains of Hope has achieved an amazing result,” said Linda Pascotto, TPRF president. “They have managed to provide an ongoing source of clean water for an entire village for less than $35 per person. The new system also paves the way for future economic development and autonomy for these people.”

The old water system has been updated

long-term, this will increase family income through the sale of excess produce, guarantee a source of food in times of drought, allow villagers to grow trees and flowers, supply water for animals, and generally turn the parched, dusty environment of Paragachi green.

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