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Let's build a solar-powered water pump together in Uberlândia
We have the land, the volunteers and the plan for a solar-powered water pump - we need $300 for materials.
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For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a solar-powered water pump. This year a group of 23 volunteers, including a retired civil engineer, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for Pioneer Primary School, but no funding.
We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $300.
It will serve about 590 people, including elderly neighbors living alone. We'll hold a build day in November 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 $300 goes:
• Tools hire and delivery: $165
• Safety equipment and signage: $105
• Permits and inspections: $30
Thanks for being kind about this.
- André
Updates from André
Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($25). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward tools hire and delivery.
62% there. the plan for tools hire and delivery is now scheduled. Thank you.
- Gerhard R. Ndlovu 🇿🇦 · $100
“Hang in there. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Stellenbosch”
- Jagath Eranga Karunaratne 🇱🇰 · $61
- Chhaya C. Awasthi 🇮🇳 · $50
- Isaac M. Nelson 🇺🇸 · $28
- Daniel Yaw Fuseini 🇬🇭 · $25
- Andrea M. Villalobos 🇪🇸 · $20
- Opio Evans Rashidi 🇹🇿 · $20
- Lena Krystyna Kołodziej 🇵🇱 · $10
“Thought of André all day after reading this. - Warsaw”
- Lucky B. Adams 🇿🇦 · $5
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Sending strength. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Kobe.
Sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My husband and I read this together. God bless
thanks for sharing this, André. Hope this works out for you!
Sending strength, André. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Arlington but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Uberlândia!