UNICEF: World Water Week 2008

For World Water Week 2008, observed from 17 to 23 August, UNICEF is focusing on the impact of water and sanitation interventions on children. Here is one in a series of related stories. TLOGAWATU, Indonesia, 18 August 2008 -- On the eastern slopes of Mount Merapi, a sacred, active volcano on the island of Java, change is about to come with the next rainfall. Men from all across the village of Tlogawatu are pouring concrete into a blue cylindrical mould behind the house of a villager named Paimo. The mysterious shape is a rainwater cistern. As it fills up during the wet season, this 'catchment' will provide Paimo's family with a year-round source of water. With support from UNICEF, most of the other houses in the village will also soon receive catchments. To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/indonesia_45239.html

Blip | August 19, 2008