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Drinking water treatment in rural areas

Drinking water supply was improved significantly for around 800 people in Columbia by installing reliable filtration technology for drinking water purification and a corresponding storage and piping system for basic water supply for local communities.

South America

Colombia

Funding period: 2016, 2018-2020

In Colombia, the Wilo-Foundation supported two projects of the Global Nature Fund – Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell, in collaboration with its local partner Fundación Humedales. In 2016, a pilot project was implemented in San Miguel de Sema in Colombia, a municipality with long dry spells.

Thanks to a simple yet highly effective water purification method (ultrafiltration technology), some 30 households (approx. 250 inhabitants), an elementary school, a secondary school (approx. 200 pupils) and a church community now have safe drinking water.

The project has enabled a holistic improvement of the water extraction and distribution system (wells, pumps, pipelines, water tanks). Photo: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

A simple but reliable filtration technology for drinking water purification and a corresponding storage and piping system for basic supplies of the people was installed. Photo: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

Dorfbewohner unterstützen bei der Erneuerung der Wasserleitungen — An important aspect was the involvement of community representatives and residents, in this case in the renewal of the water pipes. Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

In the period 2018-2019, with support from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the existing drinking water supply in rural communities of Bocas del Carare was rehabilitated and expanded, and new infrastructure was built in a district of Puerto Parra, improving drinking water supply for more than 800 people.

Photo Header: Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell

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Global Nature Fund - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und Natur, Radolfzell, is a non-profit foundation, pursuing the vision of development within planetary boundaries in order to ensure the right of present and future generations to a healthy planet where biodiversity is conserved, regenerated and restored as the foundation of life.

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The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

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