Oxfam GB in Indonesia In Action

Water Systems for Remote Communities

March 25, 2008 · 2 Comments

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by Geno Teofilo, Oxfam Communication Coordinator, Aceh  

 After traveling with Oxfam in distant corners of Indonesia, I’ve seen staff go to great lengths to help poverty stricken villages without clean water. These communities are often in remote locations, which can be very difficult to reach. They have been wrecked by disaster, and torn by conflict. At times there are no roads or bridges to reach them, and access can be a major problem. When just traveling there is difficult, how are we going to be able to build them a new water system?

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