We, from the Hydrocare Organization, are aiming to fix the water crisis problem in the villages of Sampang, Papua. We will try to fix this problem with by promoting a campaign to develop and use water filtration systems in the villages of Sampang.
There are eighty-four villages in 11 districts in Sampang, East Java that are running out of clean water. On Wednesday, 02 October, 2013, 15:48 WIB Wisnu Abdullah, Chief of Disaster Risk Management Agency (BNPB) for Sampang, said on Tuesday that the number have increased from last month; where only 59 villages reported water scarcity. Wisnu said that, “The data is in accordance to the report of each district head.”
To address the issue, Wisnu said, BNPB relies on the delivery of clean water using water tank vehicles. The severest drought is happening on northern part of the Sampang District, which includes sub-districts Omben, Karang Penang and Kedungdung. “If by October we are still on a drought, we will seek help from the provincial budget.” Usman, a resident of Kedungdung Village, said that in order to get clean water he has to purchase it from another village four kilometers away. “The price is Rp2,000 per five liters.”
As we can see here and based on our opinion, the price of water may be a little too expensive for the villagers with little income to support their families. In order to make it easier for them we, as stated before, will decrease the water problem in the villages of Sampang, Papua by developing water filtration systems. We will also hold a fund-raising program to help out our cause in buying pipes and other things needed in the water filtration systems.
