Clean water for remote Mindanao barangay
Despite the abundance of water in Barangay Chua, a remote mountainous barangay 13 kms. from the town proper of Bagumbayan in Sultan Kudarat, water remains a problem to many residents. In fact, it has become a scourge to many children and women who are tasked to attend daily to the water needs of their families.Waterborne diseases being among the leading causes of child mortality in the community, the residents have identified potable water, side by side with electricity, as its most critical needs.
Fortunately for Barangay Chua, their water problems will soon be over. Through the efforts of the AMORE, 100 households in six water-scarce sitios in remote Barangay Chua in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat are the first in Asia to enjoy safe drinking water under the Clean Water for People Initiative of the United States and Japan . The village is a recipient of a PhP1.14 million grant from the Japanese government, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects under its Official Development Assistance program. To date, there are 18 communal distribution points or faucets where the residents can fetch tap water. The consumers, in return, will pay a monthly fee of PhP10 per household, which will be used to operate and maintain the water system
Barangay Chua is an upland community of former Moro National Liberation Front combatants that AMORE, with USAID funding, has energized with an 8-kW microhydro power (mHP) system for household and communal lighting as well as for productive livelihood and social services applications.
It was chosen to receive the grant largely on account of its thriving community-based organization, the Chua Barangay Renewable Energy and Community Development Association (BRECDA), which AMORE organized and is training to operate, maintain and productively use the mHP system. The Chua BRECDA will also manage the potable water system.
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Despite the abundance of water in Barangay Chua, a remote mountainous barangay 13 kms. from the town proper of Bagumbayan in Sultan Kudarat, water remains a problem to many residents. In fact, it has become a scourge to many children and women who are tasked to attend daily to the water needs of their families.
Waterborne diseases being among the leading causes of child mortality in the community, the residents have identified potable water, side by side with electricity, as its most critical needs.
Fortunately for Barangay Chua, their water problems will soon be over. Through the efforts of the AMORE, 100 households in six water-scarce sitios in remote Barangay Chua in Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat are the first in Asia to enjoy safe drinking water under the Clean Water for People Initiative of the United States and Japan . The village is a recipient of a PhP1.14 million grant from the Japanese government, through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects under its Official Development Assistance program. To date, there are 18 communal distribution points or faucets where the residents can fetch tap water. The consumers, in return, will pay a monthly fee of PhP10 per household, which will be used to operate and maintain the water system
Barangay Chua is an upland community of former Moro National Liberation Front combatants that AMORE, with USAID funding, has energized with an 8-kW microhydro power (mHP) system for household and communal lighting as well as for productive livelihood and social services applications.
It was chosen to receive the grant largely on account of its thriving community-based organization, the Chua Barangay Renewable Energy and Community Development Association (BRECDA), which AMORE organized and is training to operate, maintain and productively use the mHP system. The Chua BRECDA will also manage the potable water system.