Waterharvest Trust is a New Zealand charitable trust, established in 2006, with the following purposes:
● to assist developing nations to develop water harvesting techniques and particularly assisting poorer communities in developing world countries to develop techniques to obtain clean water, and to retain and store it for appropriate use.
● to engage in community development activities which have the objective of lifting poor communities out of poverty in the developing world and/or Oceania.
As a result of these purposes, the Trustees are presently engaged in the following development relationships:
1. Support of Living Waters Children’s Village in Kalimantan Province (Borneo), Indonesia;
2. Support of Well Project in Kween District, Pangani, Uganda.
A summary of these activities is as follows:
1. Living Waters Children’s Village.
This is a village developed in the Kalimantan province (Borneo) of Indonesia by River of Life Ministries under the leadership of Ronny & Kay Heyboer. Over time, numbers of people have supported Living Waters Children’s Village, which presently supports some 500-600 children who are either orphans, or from extremely poor families to develop self-reliance, and to provide them with educational and training opportunities. In addition, some of the previous support (previously by individuals, rather than through Waterharvest) have also been focused on development of the property, on provision of water harvesting and underground water tanks for the community. In addition, Living Waters Children’s Village has also broadened it’s focus into the local community. Teams from the Living Waters Children’s Village go out into the local communities providing first aid and medical care at a basic level and also assisting the local community with development issues.
2. Pangani Village School – Well Project – Kween District Uganda.
Other international donors have been involved with this particular school in Uganda for the last couple of years. It is a rapidly developing school in what can only be described as a semi-arid and very poor community. The people in this community have been displaced over a number of years as a result of internal conflict and tribal rivalries. The Government has now brought a degree of stability to this area and the displaced people have returned to their villages and communities.
The provision of fresh water is a critical issue and is not readily available in the village. At present villagers have to walk several kilometres to obtain water supplies, which either come from a river, or a well in another village. Not that long ago a woman was attacked and killed by a buffalo while collecting water from the river.
The Trustees understand that there is a need to investigate the provision of a well for this community and are looking at ways to assist the community to do this.
● to assist developing nations to develop water harvesting techniques and particularly assisting poorer communities in developing world countries to develop techniques to obtain clean water, and to retain and store it for appropriate use.
● to engage in community development activities which have the objective of lifting poor communities out of poverty in the developing world and/or Oceania.
As a result of these purposes, the Trustees are presently engaged in the following development relationships:
1. Support of Living Waters Children’s Village in Kalimantan Province (Borneo), Indonesia;
2. Support of Well Project in Kween District, Pangani, Uganda.
A summary of these activities is as follows:
1. Living Waters Children’s Village.
This is a village developed in the Kalimantan province (Borneo) of Indonesia by River of Life Ministries under the leadership of Ronny & Kay Heyboer. Over time, numbers of people have supported Living Waters Children’s Village, which presently supports some 500-600 children who are either orphans, or from extremely poor families to develop self-reliance, and to provide them with educational and training opportunities. In addition, some of the previous support (previously by individuals, rather than through Waterharvest) have also been focused on development of the property, on provision of water harvesting and underground water tanks for the community. In addition, Living Waters Children’s Village has also broadened it’s focus into the local community. Teams from the Living Waters Children’s Village go out into the local communities providing first aid and medical care at a basic level and also assisting the local community with development issues.
2. Pangani Village School – Well Project – Kween District Uganda.
Other international donors have been involved with this particular school in Uganda for the last couple of years. It is a rapidly developing school in what can only be described as a semi-arid and very poor community. The people in this community have been displaced over a number of years as a result of internal conflict and tribal rivalries. The Government has now brought a degree of stability to this area and the displaced people have returned to their villages and communities.
The provision of fresh water is a critical issue and is not readily available in the village. At present villagers have to walk several kilometres to obtain water supplies, which either come from a river, or a well in another village. Not that long ago a woman was attacked and killed by a buffalo while collecting water from the river.
The Trustees understand that there is a need to investigate the provision of a well for this community and are looking at ways to assist the community to do this.