INDONESIA, Teling Village, North Sulawesi - January 2005
Upgrading and repairing an existing fresh water system in exchange for the establishment of a 250-acre no-take forest reserve
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Teling is a small hillside village in North Sulawesi with a population of about 250 families. Due to the geography of the area, Teling has experienced water supply problems for many years. In exchange for an upgraded fresh water system, the village is willing to set aside an additional 250 acres of intact hill forest as a permanent no-take zone through the expansion of an existing village ordinance that currently protects 200 acres of Manembo-nembo forest. The newly protected forest will connect to the no-take zone recently created by neighboring Kumu and Poopoh Villages (both supported by Seacology). *
UPDATE July 2005 - Teling villagers formalized the no-take zone by official village ordinance and installed signage and boundary markings for the no-take area of the forest in April and May 2005. The construction to upgrade and repair the water system is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of June 2005. Teling Village members are working together with Poopoh and Kumu Villages to collaborate with Indonesia's Department of Forestry to ensure long-term forest protection against illegal logging activities.
UPDATE June 2006 - Two and one half miles of pipe for the water system have been replaced and two water tanks have been built and are in use. Water is gravity-fed to a new 3,500 liter control tank and then distributed to the village. The village also refurbished one concrete water reservoir and added two new public water taps.
UPDATE January 2007 - A second 1,100-liter holding tank was purchased and installed with two more water taps in mid-2006.
*Support for asterisked projects is provided fully or in part by the
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Skin Enterprises Force for Good Foundation
