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Water Systems

Pilgrim Relief society has been installing solar energy water systems for remote communities since 2000. The availability of sufficient potable quality water in remote communities is often a problem. In the Kalahari Desert, water is very hard to find. In the highlands of Vanuatu, the volcanic soil poisons water from streams and rivers. In the jungles of D.R. Congo most water holes and wells are contaminated with disease. Good potable water resources can improve health, agriculture and all other aspects of people’s life.

Water is a simple and common concept for the civilized world. Yet we do not understand what water really means until we are thirsty. To see a tribe like the San of the Kalahari dying of thirst brings us closer to understanding its meaning and importance. The majority of San people survives on 200 grams of water per day, the equivalent of 6 ounces. Have you ever thought how that would be like? Or ever tried walking 15 miles to get those 6 ounces? Try to realize how much water you use when you brush your teeth or how many showers of 50 gallons of water you take. This gives us an idea about the meaning of water to us, who are not even aware of the global water crisis.

Imagine a village that has struggled to find water for the better part of their entire life, seeing their children agonize in sharp pains because of thirst. Death by thirst is one of the most unkind ways to die. Suddenly, someone comes to this place and installs a system that gives the whole village 5000 liters (1400 gallons) of water per day without pay, without asking anything in return. Everything people have to do is get their bucket and fill it up anytime they want: for drinking, washing, cooking, feeding animals and for creating a garden so they also have food. They do not need fuel for the pump because the Kalahari sun, from 6 in the morning to 6 at night, offers energy to power the well.

They do not need batteries to replace, or moving parts to maintain. There is no oil to spill, no destructing their environment. There is no noise, just the silent stream of pure water gushing out the pipe into their bucket.

We have replaced 95% of the diesel pumps that were present in the Kalahari, in Namibia and some in Botswana, with solar technology, thus not only giving water to people but also taking care of their environment. We have also installed water systems in Vanuatu, for the Kiai tribe and the Island of Erromango. If you are interested in supplying villages with a water system, contact us: info@pilgrimsociety.com.

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