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| Mary and Angela at the water tank near their houses. |
The burden of walking long distances in search of clean drinking water is a thing of the past for Porpor Villagers from Selau District in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
According to Villager Mary Topoi, she now has clean drinking water right at her doorstep and more time to do other house hold chores as compared to previous years.She says the water catchment project has enabled ordinary villagers to have more time to invest in other responsibilities resulting in productivity for their individual families and village as a whole.Another Villager, Angela Bialik says she and her family used to have bad skin diseases as a result of tainted water, however with the introduction of the water catchment that has greatly changed.“I no longer contract skin rashes or itchiness. My Children are healthy and I now use water without fear of contracting any skin diseases,” she said.Mrs. Bialik says the Water Catchment Project has improved their lifestyle and she would like to see such positive change happen in all neighbouring villages.“My children are more healthy, always attend school and generally life is much better. I now have more time to do other stuff, such as spending time with my children and also attending community meetings,” she said.She says the rate of water related illnesses have decreased among villagers, especially children which is a good sign.Apart from the funding of the five water catchments at Porpor Village there were also two toilets constructed on Porpor Primary School.She commended the Australian Government for the much needed assistance and said it is now up to the local villagers to be responsible, take ownership and use their own initiatives to add more tanks to expand the project so other villagers can also benefit.The Porpor Water Catchment Project was funded by the Australian Government through the Strongim Pipol Strongim Nesen Program at a total cost of K87,997.40.
According to Villager Mary Topoi, she now has clean drinking water right at her doorstep and more time to do other house hold chores as compared to previous years.She says the water catchment project has enabled ordinary villagers to have more time to invest in other responsibilities resulting in productivity for their individual families and village as a whole.Another Villager, Angela Bialik says she and her family used to have bad skin diseases as a result of tainted water, however with the introduction of the water catchment that has greatly changed.“I no longer contract skin rashes or itchiness. My Children are healthy and I now use water without fear of contracting any skin diseases,” she said.Mrs. Bialik says the Water Catchment Project has improved their lifestyle and she would like to see such positive change happen in all neighbouring villages.“My children are more healthy, always attend school and generally life is much better. I now have more time to do other stuff, such as spending time with my children and also attending community meetings,” she said.She says the rate of water related illnesses have decreased among villagers, especially children which is a good sign.Apart from the funding of the five water catchments at Porpor Village there were also two toilets constructed on Porpor Primary School.She commended the Australian Government for the much needed assistance and said it is now up to the local villagers to be responsible, take ownership and use their own initiatives to add more tanks to expand the project so other villagers can also benefit.The Porpor Water Catchment Project was funded by the Australian Government through the Strongim Pipol Strongim Nesen Program at a total cost of K87,997.40.
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