Thubten Nima
Projects - Water Problem at Dong O Drong
! UPDATE: Water Project has been Completed!
Due to the outstanding kindness of project donors and all of the project's participants, we were able to raise $25,775 and send this project to completion.As of Novermber 2007, the Dong O Drong people now have certified-fresh drinking water from a nearby mountain source, some 6.5+ kilometers away from the Dong O Drong Village.
Please click here to see a list of those who participated in the funding this truly beneficial endeavor.
Brief Background on this Dong O Drong Water Project.
Until Fall of 2007 the people of the Dong O Drong Village (eastern Tibet) had been dealing with a serious issue: sub-par drinking water. Home to more than fifty families, a monastery, a school and a nunnery, the people of Dong O Drong were forced to subside on water provided by an extremely contaminated drinking source. Since the Village's outset this has been an issue. For years many of the Dong O Drong residents had been experiencing negative effects from drinking this poor water (in the form of digestive and overall health issues). Furthermore, a recent scientific investigation revealed the water to be contaminated and unsafe.Now, however, that fresh water has been brought into Dong O Drong Village, benefit has already begun and been widely felt.
To see pictures from the different phases of this water project, click one of the below links:
Phase 1: Construction (July 2007)