Financial Sustainability In Indonesia
July 25, 2014
The safe water committee is responsible for maintaining the project's financial sustainability.
On Rote Island, Indonesia, Water Missions International safe water solutions are making safe water affordable at last. In the early stages of every water project, a community agrees on an affordable price for safe water that everyone will pay. The funds go into a savings account for long-term maintenance of the safe water solution. Now, in communities like Loundalusi, safe water is available at a reasonable price.
“I was planning to use this water because it is useful, especially for our health. But also this water can help us economize our money. We will not need to buy bottled water—which is expensive—anymore,” one community member told us happily.
Other community members of Loundalusi also rejoiced about the affordability of their new safe water. “I think this is good for us going forward, because with this we can economize our money. If we buy bottled water, we must spend 10,000 Rupiah (~86 cents USD), but the water from the system is only 3,000 Rupiah (~26 cents USD), so it will be an asset especially to our health,” explained Sarlota.
Water Missions International staff and community leaders celebrating the new system.
Since they celebrated the opening of their system in June, the residents of Loundalusi will finally have access to affordable safe water. “We didn’t think about our health before, but I think now we will in the future,” smiled Yustine. Affordable safe water is just one more step in transforming lives.
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