Poondi Pu
Project Snapshot
Country: India
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 11.027133
Longitude 79.027850
Impact:
Total Served: 300
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 03/04/2009
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This is the fourth well funded by Northview Christian Church.
Our partner reports,
Poondi Pu School was our second stop of the day with 6 projects to go. This is a government run school which from an appearance point of view was a stark contrast than our previous stop.
Here the kids were younger, 300 of them and somewhat unsure of us as visitors. We seemed like strangers to them and it took them a little time to warm up to us. By the time we left though we had many of them smiling; taking their picture really helps!
This project was a single hand pump bore well which has it's primarily provides water to the children at the school as well as the nearby huts.
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Country Details
India
- Population: 1.16 Billion
- Lacking clean water: 11%
- Below poverty line: 25%
- Climate: Varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
- Languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Urdu
- Ethnic Groups: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%
- Life Expectancy: 69 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 55 deaths per 1000 live births
Partner Profile
Wells for Life
Wells for Life® is seeking to address the problem in India one well
at a time, and to do so from a holistic perspective by first addressing
the physical needs of the individual and then their community. We are
seeking to accomplish this task through forming partnerships with other
organizations that share the same passion we do for meeting one of the
most basic needs: the need for water.Wells for Life® continues to receive requests for water wells in different rural villages and communities throughout India. It is our vision to meet every viable request presented to us, and to do it in a sustainable way with lasting impact. We seek to carry out our projects with the wholehearted participation of the receiving community and to work with the community. Taking ownership of the well project, they will keep it a life giving source of water for years to come.
With each of our projects we utilize the expertise of Indian professionals trained in engineering, hydrogeology, and construction as well gain the help of the receiving community to carry out the project. Furthermore, it is our goal to establish the location of each project on property that will afford equal access to all those within the village or community, regardless of one's faith or caste.
Finally, it is our hope that each project initiated will bring immediate relief and be a building block for future projects for all those we are in partnership with.
