BORDA e.V. in Jordan
Jordan is the second most water-scarce country in the world. The Jordanian district of South Ghor is located in the southwest of the country in the administrative district of Karak; its 62,000 inhabitants are distributed among 11 settlements. Although South Ghor is the agricultural center of the country due to its location along the Jordan River, it also remains one of the poorest regions in Jordan. Access to adequate water and sanitation is not assured for the majority of people from these rural regions. In Jordan, on average, just 6% of all rural residents have such access to safe sanitation, and providing it requires special effort in the world’s second most water-scarce country.
Clean water in Jordan is pumped through the residential distribution network only once a week. Residents therefore collect the precious wet for their daily needs in water tanks. To help economically weakened communities, BORDA has set itself the task of providing 110 water tanks. In addition, Cash-4-Workers will be used, i.e. local temporary workers who are needed to carry out the work. The employment of local workers will further contribute to the development of the economically weakened communities.
The BORDA e.V. (Bremer Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Überseeforschung und Entwicklung) is committed to “clean water and basic sanitation for all”. The goal of all BORDA’s activities is to support people living in poverty to live in a healthy and livable environment. The non-profit, non-governmental organization was founded in Bremen in 1977. In addition to its headquarters in the northern German Hanseatic city, the association (there are) regional offices in Tanzania, India, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Mexico. As part of its water treatment projects, BORDA has installed more than 600 hydraulic rams in China and northern India, among other projects, providing decentralized water to more than 400,000 people.
Die BORDA e.V. (Bremer Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Überseeforschung und Entwicklung) setzt sich für “sauberes Wasser und sanitäre Grundversorgung für alle” ein. Ziel aller Aktivitäten von BORDA ist es, in Armut lebende Menschen dabei zu unterstützen, in einer gesunden und lebenswerten Umwelt zu leben. Die gemeinnützige, nichtstaatliche Organisation wurde 1977 in Bremen gegründet. Neben dem Hauptsitz in der norddeutschen Hansestadt unterhält der Verein Regionalbüros in Tansania, Indien, Afghanistan, Indonesien und Mexiko. Im Rahmen seiner Wasseraufbereitungsprojekte hat BORDA u.a. in China und Nordindien mehr als 600 hydraulische Widder installiert und damit mehr als 400.000 Menschen dezentral mit Wasser versorgt.
Project Overview
Procurement of water tanks
Clean water is only available once a week in Jordan. The inhabitants collect the precious water in water tanks. As part of the 6-month project, 110 water tanks will be provided and local forces will be commissioned to install them.
Water für schoolchildren
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Watersystems for all
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