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Infrastructure Projects
Mission Statement
To assist in the development and implementation of infrastructure projects which contribute to health, economic development and quality of life. This is facilitated by offering skilled engineering assistance, project funds, components and tools where necessary. The infrastructure projects presently focus on access paths, safe water supplies, water storage and distribution.
Hayley Maxwell and Jessica Robinson, our 2 structural engineers, looked at 3 possible sites for the Community Centre to be built at Kot Guan and if possible this would include a toilet and water harvesting of rain water. After taking rock and soil samples, a location was chosen and Hayley and Jes... Read More
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We first looked at the Raipali problem in 2005. Most of Raipali is situated on a spur and their only access to water is via an overgrown narrow reentrant to the west of the village. There are 2 springs in the reentrant , one just above the dirt road and the other 30 feet below the road In the d... Read More
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The Trust first visited Kot Guan in 2006. A 50 minute walk from Okhle, it is clearly the poorest of the 5 villages the Trust are involved with. Kot Guan lies at the head of the valley on the south facing slopes just below the ridgeline. The land on which Kot Guan is built is steep with only a sma... Read More
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The Health Clinic consists of 2 buildings and is situated on a spur above Bayapani, a 45 minute walk from Okhle. It serves a large number of villages in the area. If a doctor or hospitalisation is required, the sick person must be taken to Dumre, a 2-hour bus ride away (the Fathers and Mothers Co... Read More
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In 2006, 5 members of the Trust had the privilege of becoming the first ever Westeners to visit the village of Rbaje, a 30-minute walk from Okhle. As at Okhle, their water was supplied by gravity feed from 2 springs, and their supply was also failing due to antiquated pipework and crumbling water... Read More
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Very few houses in Okhle have their own toilets and in 2004 the Trust donated £600 to fund the building of 2 village toilets. The work was completed by the time of the next visit in 2005. One of the toilets is in the centre of the village and is used by the villagers. The other is situated... Read More
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When Richard first visited Okhle in 2003, he saw that water supply was a major problem. The rusting tanks, leaking pipes and taps did not supply enough water to the village, and the supply was at times impure.
This first project to take place in Okhle involved the construction of two ... Read More
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The main track that goes through the village of Okhale is used for access between the houses and for herding water buffalo. The picture above shows the track in mid November (a dry time of the year) leading down to one of the main water stand pipes and to a pool used for washing water buffalo. ... Read More
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