INDONESIA, Pinasungkulan Village, North Sulawesi - July 2005
Village-scale fresh water well system in exchange for the establishment of a 191-acre no-take rainforest reserve and a 98-acre no-take mangrove and coral reef reserve
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The small coastal community of Pinasungkulan is desperate for a reliable fresh ground water supply to meet the minimum requirements of the village year-round. In cooperation with the Bunaken National Park Concerned Citizen's Forum, the village is creating two permanent no-take reserves to include 191 acres of rainforest, and 98 acres of mangrove and coral reef. In exchange for this sacrifice, Seacology will provide a much-needed new well system for the village. The protected rainforest will be a new addition to the Seacology-supported contiguous no-take reserves already created by Kumu, Teling and Poopoh Villages. *
UPDATE November 2005 - Construction of the village-scale fresh water system began in August 2005. A ground water well has been drilled and the main cement collecting tank is complete. PVC pipe has been laid to connect the main collecting tank to a 1,100 liter polyethylene tank in one section of the village. Two water taps have been installed and are currently being used by one section of the village. The project is more than half way complete and is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2005.
UPDATE June 2006 - Construction of the village-scale fresh water system was completed in November 2005. Since then a few tap handles have broken and a section of pipe has been damaged. Repairs are expected to be completed by June 2006.
UPDATE January 2007 - Due to a community dispute with the village leader the water taps have not been replaced. The village water project committee’s temporary solution as of November 2006 is to cap off freestanding taps and repair only the taps located on the three water tanks within the village, running water at their cost for one month. They believe this plan will persuade the community to put more pressure on the village leader to end his dispute and run water on a daily basis.
*Support for asterisked projects is provided fully or in part by the
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Skin Enterprises Force for Good Foundation
