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Providing Clean Drinking Water for Wayuu, Colombia

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Providing Clean Drinking Water for Wayuu, Colombia

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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Colombia
Basins: Magdalena
Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Project Tags:
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Leaving No One Behind
Progress to Date: 250 People with increased access to drinking water
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2018  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services
Additional Benefits: Other
Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: Other
Profile Completion: 77%

Project Overview

Deutsche Well; German Development Finance Institution; Membran-Filtrations-Technik GmbH; International Climate Initiative

A year ago, clean drinking water was a rarity in the village of Wayuu in northeast Colombia. The local population had to order it from costly trucks, and when they didn't have enough money, they had to drink dirty water, which led to sickness and even death. A solution to the problem was found at a boarding school near the village. Dirty water is now pass…

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Deutsche Well; German Development Finance Institution; Membran-Filtrations-Technik GmbH; International Climate Initiative

A year ago, clean drinking water was a rarity in the village of Wayuu in northeast Colombia. The local population had to order it from costly trucks, and when they didn't have enough money, they had to drink dirty water, which led to sickness and even death. A solution to the problem was found at a boarding school near the village. Dirty water is now passed through a facility that was originally designed for desalination of seawater, and which is powered by renewable energy. The boarding school also sells the clean water to villagers for a fair price. The rate of illness has fallen rapidly.

Project Results

250 villagers can be supplied with 10 liters of drinking water every day, cleaned using a reverse osmosis.

Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Inadequate access to drinking water services
Project Benefits: Other
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Financial Resources: Between $1,000 - $10,000 USD
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

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