"Help provide Water for Life in Nzerem, Nigeria"

Ask Clinton E. (Project Manager):

• H. Knott:

  Please write to: change@betterplace.org

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  H. Knott asked almost 3 years ago

  Please write to: change@betterplace.org

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered almost 3 years ago

  Okay.
  Clinton.

  
  
• H. Knott:

  Please, go to the lower part of the site, right on the bottom. There you will find "banner" and you…

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  H. Knott asked almost 3 years ago

  Please, go to the lower part of the site, right on the bottom. There you will find "banner" and you will get started.

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered almost 3 years ago

  Hi Knott, I have been trying to add the betterplace banner on our new website, but it's not working. What do I do now?
  
  Clinton.

  
  
• H. Knott:

  Hello! As far as I understand it. SODIS as a NGO and local NGO’s and Government Organisations are …

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  H. Knott asked almost 3 years ago

  Hello! As far as I understand it. SODIS as a NGO and local NGO’s and Government Organisations
  are disseminating and promoting SODIS in countries of the South for ten years now. They stated that SODIS is used for the daily treatment of drinking water by about 2 Million users in more than 20 countries worldwide. Impact studies have been carried out and the results are encouraging. Diarrhea was reduced by up to 50 %. SODIS as a programme is recommended by the World Health Organisation which have an Nigerian office in your capital Abuja. Telephone: +234 946 18585/ +234 946 18596 - Fax: +234 946 18591-2 / +234 946 18725 ------------------- Your new website. Interesting to browse. I would like to get information concerning project reporting and as a user of betterplace.org a banner telling people that your organisation Christian Fellowship and Care Foundation is presenting projects on betterplace.org as well. Have a good day!

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered almost 3 years ago

  Alright. I will contact the telephone numbers you provided. Please, let me know how we can create a banner representation telling that our organization is presenting project on better place. Advice please!

  
  
• H. Knott:

  Thank for your answer. Do you have any results so far?

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  H. Knott asked almost 3 years ago

  Thank for your answer. Do you have any results so far?

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered almost 3 years ago

  Hi Knott, Good to hear from you again. Thank you so much. No positive result yet. I contacted the organizations you listed and they are unfortunately not working in Nigeria at this time. Though, the promised to keep my inquiry on file in other to contact me when an opportunity comes up on the purpose.
  Hey! Christian Fellowship and Care Foundation, has just launched an brand new website at:http://www.chrifacaf.org, just drop on the new site and send to us your comments and suggestions on how to improve it or make it better.
  I hope all is well with you.
  
  warmly,
  Clinton.

  
  
• H. Knott:

  Dear Clinton Ezeigwe, the following information might be of interest to you. Doing a bit of resear…

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  H. Knott asked about 3 years ago

  Dear Clinton Ezeigwe, the following information might be of interest to you. Doing a bit of research I came across www.SODIS.ch and www.thewaterschool.org
  
  Both NGO’s promote the Solar Water Disinfection (SODIS) in order to improve the microbiological quality of drinking water, using solar UV-A radiation and temperature to inactivate pathogens causing diarrhea.
  
  How does SODIS work?
  
  SODIS of Switzerland explains that contaminated water is filled into transparent plastic bottles and exposed to the full sunlight for six hours. During the exposure the sunlight destroys the pathogens.
  
  For further information there is a pamphlet well illustrated describing the method in English:
  
  http://www.sodis.ch/files/SODIS_pamphlet_e.pdf
  
  Hoping the information will be useful.

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered about 3 years ago

  Hi Knott, Thank you so much for your useful information. I am going to check out the details and see how it could be of help to us in our Water for Life project here in Nzerem, Ehime Mbano, Imo State, Nigeria. I will get back in touch with you again in the near future.
  happy holidays!
  Clinton.

  
  
• H. Knott:

  Dear Clinton Ezeigwe, Could you be so kind as to give some more information about Nzerem village…

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  H. Knott asked over 3 years ago

  Dear Clinton Ezeigwe,
  
  Could you be so kind as to give some more information about Nzerem village: geographical situation, surface, infrastructure, population, income structure, development achievements, support so far.
  
  If the waterholes are 15 km away, are there any other villages in the neighbourhood using the same ones?
  
  Why did you as a NGO choose to present Nzerem village?
  
  Thank you in anticipation.
  
  Yours sincerely,
  
  
  Hannelore Knott

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  Clinton E.: (Project Responsible) answered over 3 years ago

  Dear Hannelore,
  Thanks for your questions! The people of Nzerem has been neglected for several years because of their location and lack of accessible road. They are the Igbos that reside in the South East of Nigeria. Most of them are Christian and some are traditionalist. Their primary occupation is farming and of minimal income.No infrastructure, social amenities or viable income structure. They have approximately 15 -20 thousand populations. Yes, there are some other neighboring villages that uses the same waterholes (stream). We choose to present Nzerem village because: they has lacked clean water for decades. In the raining season, residents collected water from tin rooftops or scooped it from polluted streams and small ponds. During the six months dry season, women and children walk several kilometers waiting hours, sometimes overnight to draw water from rivers. That is why CHRIFACAF is soliciting for a bore hole or well to be drill in other to bring clean water to the area.
  
  I hope this information will serve your purpose.
  
  Regards,
  Clinton Ezeigwe.