Past Project: “Water Project”
RCS conducted two clean water projects in QingHai province on the Tibetan Plateau to benefit the Tibetan herder community:
- Oct 2013 – Chetsa 1
- Apr-Oct 2015 – Chetsa 2
Targets
- Both projects were to reduce the need for women and children to travel distances of up to 15km to collect and return with fresh, clean water
- Chetsa 1 – lay pipework from the existing mains source to several stand-pipes in the community, reducing the maximum journey to 5km
- Chetsa 2 – build and connect a 100-tonne water cistern to allow continuous, uninterrupted, clean water supply to the community throughout winter
Major achievements
- Direct health benefits to 2100 people and their herds
- Cessation of conflict between villages over water supply
- Maternal and child health improved dramatically due to sufficient water for cleanliness
- Economic development
How can you support?
No further support is needed for this project.
