Stichting Veldwerk at Nepal

Secretariaat: Stichting Veldwerk Postbus 163 1850 AD Heiloo The Netherlands

Tel:+31 (0)72-5339585 veldwerk@wlink.com.np IBAN nr. NL51ABNA0543703266 Attn. Stichting Veldwerk, p/a Egmond Binnen Bank: ABN-Amro 543703266

Cheers, on our purified drinking water!

In Nepal drinking water is not as clean as it is in the Netherlands.
Most of the water comes straight out of the mountains from an open spring or a river. This means that the water is not clean. On top of that, the water supply only comes a few hours a day (mainly at night) and during the rest of the time the water pipes are open and empty. In this period bacteria and verwins have free play.

People often say:
“The people in Nepal are used to drinking this water so they won't get sick.”
But this is not true. Many people in Nepal suffer constantly of some sort of diarrhoea or other bacterial diseases. And that influences the healthiness of the people in general. They feel weak, nausea and other complications.


In Hamro Niwas we did had a filter to clean the water and we always cooked the water as well. But this is of course a lot of work and was not always done as properly as it should be. And besides that there is often a shortage in gas. Doctor Renu Prasaid, who comes every two weeks to check on the kids for possible diseases advised us to buy a professional water filter. But these things are very expensive because it is an extremely advanced machine, named Eurogard. It has a number of carbon filters and an ultraviolet lightning system to purify the water. So expensive!


Now the coincidence is that one of our volunteers, Arina van Eck, before her arrival in Nepal had already arranged an amount of money for a charity organisation.

After hearing the stories of Arina about her plans to work for Stichting Veldwerk in Nepal the Dutch reformed church in her village Werkhoven decided to organise a collection for Stichting Veldwerk. It was held on Christmas day during the children service and it raised an amount of 195 euros! This amount is now used to buy a new and advanced water filter.

With every glass of water the kids are drinking I immediately think “Cheers, on your health!”

Thanks to Arina and all the children and people of the Dutch reformed church in Werkhoven.