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A rainwater harvesting system: a volunteer-led effort in Faisalabad

Volunteers in Faisalabad are raising $450 for a rainwater harvesting system at Freedom Primary School.

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan976 views
Eman Sandhu
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Faisalabad
For eight years the neighborhood has asked for a rainwater harvesting system. This year a group of 29 volunteers, including local mothers, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Freedom Primary School, but no funding. We have received donated volunteer hours worth about $75, and the remaining cost is $450. It will serve about 525 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in July and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. All purchases will be made by two volunteers and logged publicly. Surplus funds will go to maintenance. Where the $450 goes: โ€ข Safety equipment and signage: $60 โ€ข Materials: $370 โ€ข Permits and inspections: $20 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.

Updates from Eman

  1. We're at 41% thanks to 10 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($83 in total) the plan for permits and inspections is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Small update. $25 so far, I made the first payment toward safety equipment and signage.

  • Louis Michel Perez ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $10
  • Gรถkhan YiฤŸit Tekin ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $86

    โ€œYou got this. Thought of Eman all day after reading this.โ€

  • Naliaka Grace Kiprop ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $10

    โ€œThis is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Thikaโ€

  • Kasun Udara Pathirana ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $76
  • Helen Bethlehem Yilma ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น ยท $20
  • Howard Page ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $78
  • Cristiane Juliana Machado ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25
  • Rukhsar Anum Memon ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $10

    โ€œFrom my family to yours! - Karachiโ€

  • Dhanalakshmi T. Gounder ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $8
  • Satria Irfan Suryadi ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $10
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $25
  • Noriko Himari Yoshida ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ยท $5

    โ€œHope things get better. Only $5 but hope it helps.โ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $5

    โ€œKeep your head up. - Mumbaiโ€

  • Padma S. Srinivasan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $15
  • Marcos J. Castro ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $5

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  • hang in there. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. All the best.

    • Tika Dewi PurnomoPhoto verified

      This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Amritsar so I could bring a meal!

      • Noreen Fatima NiaziPhoto verified

        Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 36 people at work. Greetings from Bandung

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