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Pipe-Borne Water for Joyeux Residents
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Pipe-Borne Water for Joyeux Residents
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Contact: Ayodele Hippolyte Friday, March 16, 2001 – The community of Joyeux, quarter of Vieux Fort, will soon have pipe-borne water for the first time. This major project is an initiative of the Basic Needs Trust Fund in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank. According to Community Worker with the Fund, Matthias Bert, "…it was extremely important for a small community of about thirty households to have pipe-borne water because in so doing (one) would eliminate the possibility of getting water-borne diseases and other things which would be detrimental to one’s health". At present, residents are using the Vieux Fort River for all their water related activities. Bert says that the Fund is in the process of mobilising the community in preparation for the project. The Caribbean Development Bank is now identifying a consultant who will be providing the technical expertise for the entire project. The estimated cost of the project is US$20,000.00 and it should be completed within two months. The Basic Needs Trust Fund is a government programme set up to improve social infrastructure in communities across the island. It has spent over half a million dollars on community-based projects so far. |
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