Villa Nueva Project (Scroll down for details)

Measuring the elevation of the water source

Digging to set the pipe line

Digging to set the pipe line 2

Preparing the pipes

Covering the pipe line

Water comes to every home

Filling up the tanks

¡Agua!

The promise of water!

The 650 inhabitants of Villa Nueva, 20 miles north of Santiago, have never had a regular source of potable water.  They used seasonal springs when not dried up, carried water from the irrigation ditch or purchased water from a water truck that inconsistently arrived in the community at about $28/month per household.  The project constructed six miles of pipe and household spigots to bring the water to the community.  The community water committee required each benefiting household to contribute a set number of hours in labor and collects a monthly household assessment to provide for maintenance and repairs to the system.  The community has raised $11,000 in donations and contributed labor to the project to leverage the $2,000 CCF grant.