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Newsletter Water is our World, December 2016

Newsletter December 2016

Looking back at the activities from July 2016 to now:

Juli

Augustus

Visit of 2 persons from SWM to NL

Mission Casper to Suriname (SWM)and Guyana (GWI)

Start finishing and testing plug & play solar-water system

September Visit board of directors GWI to the foundation

Verbal agreement about long term cooperation with GWI

Presentation WioW at “start Sunday ”of pkn churches region Ommen

Oktober Contact with GWI about drilling of 3 pumping wells in Guyana

Internal message for intranet about the cooperation between Vitens and

Foundation Water is our World

November Mission Jacques and Casper, 5 days training process technology for 25 employees

GWI and SWM about deferrization and inventory needs GWI

10 November: Official signing of MoU between GWI and the Foundation

28 November: Briefing of volunteers about GWI

December Mission of 5 employees from GWI in the foundation

2 containers on transport to Guyana, 1 container on transport to Vietnam

Dear Readers,

You might know that the board of

foundation “Water is our World” is changing

their focus: less shipping of materials and

more exporting of knowledge and

experience. Our on-going searching for

new partners found Guyana Water Ltd

(GWI), the drinking water and waste water

companyfor the whole of Guyana. This

neighboring country of Suriname has a lot

of work to do in improvements of the

drinking water provisions of Guyana, in

bothquantityandquality. You can read

further in this newsletter, which also brings

other news items of the past half year.

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Guyana 1: Multiannual cooperation with Guyana Water Ltd. (GWI) signed

November

On November 10th in Georgetown the MoU (memorandum of understanding) was signed between

GWI and the foundation. In the MoU both parties stated their mutual intentions as well as the

conditions at which these will be formed. This concerns a multiannual cooperation at which knowledge

and experience of the foundation is applied to help GWI.

Richard Van West Charles (CEO of GWI) and Casper van Ommen signing the MoU

GWI foresees more than 150.000 connections to drinking water in the whole country. This

concerns also the main city of Georgetown as well as the smaller cities. Furthermore it provides

to deliver drinking water to approx. 80% of the settlements of the “native Indians” in the interior of

Guyana.

The most important motivation of GWI is

the reduction of the ever present poverty

by ongoing improvement of drinking water

and waste water facilities.

GWI has approx. 500 employees who

deliver many Mm3/year drinking water from

approx. 25 production locations. There the

NRW (Non-Revenue Water or spilled

water) is very high, 50-70%. Access to

Purified water is only possible for 50% of

the population. Also there are many quality

problems in relation to the delivered

drinking water. Furthermore GWI is

responsible for the waste water system in

the main capital Georgetown including the

24 waste water pump units.

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Guyana 2: The Preparation

Augustus- September

Still there is contact between Casper and Roy Codette of SWM since his first mission to Suriname

(1994) during which he cooperated with Roy. Later Roy went to Guyana to work for the Guyanese

water company.

Last year, during is ½ year stay in Suriname, Casper provided for a training in Guyana for training

ground water treatment in filter vessels.Here this kind of process was unknown. This visit resulted into

a request for assistance to the water company of Guyana by the foundation.

Augustus in Guyana: Visit to the minister

as finale of the mission.

In August Casper again visited GWI, together

with a group employees of SWM for the

IDB(Investment Development Bank). The

target of IDB is stimulating of knowledge

exchange between both water companies

SWM and GWI. The foundation can fit very

well in this cooperation.

As follow up of this visit of Casper to Guyana

Mr. Van West Charles (CEO) and Mr.Sheko

(Director Operations) wanted to know better

the people of the foundation. Furthermore they

wanted to learn from the Dutch drinking water

supply. A short visit was arranged on the way

back from a congress in Sweden. The visit

took place from September 5th to 8

th.

The visits to the production facilities and the

good information exchange accomplished

enough trust to propose further cooperation.

The cooperation will focus onto transfer of

knowledge and the delivery of materials from

the foundation to GWI During the visit the next

mentioned points of interest for GWI were

developed, also the details for a MoU were

discussed. The relationship between GWI and

the Dutch drilling company De Ruiter was

enhanced. September in Zwolle: Richard Van West Charles

(CEO of GWI), his wife Roxane and Dwayne

Shako (Director Operations)

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For GWI the most important points of interest on short term are:

1. Improve the water quality by investing in new ground water treatments and the creation of a

department for quality assurance (including laboratory).

2. Drilling of better functioning pump wells, including training of the supervisor

3. Replacement of the existing billing system

4. NRW in all its technical and organizational facets

Guyana 3: The 1eexecution: a training in Guyana and a mission of 5 employees of GWI to The

Netherlands and 2 containers send on transport

November –December

Guyana 3.1: training GWI in Guyana

The much required and urgent need of GWI to knowledge in water and water treatment resulted in a

quick follow up after the visit in The Netherlands in the form of a training in Guyana. So Casper and

Jacques traveled to Guyana November 5th, to present a 5-daycoursein water quality and water

treatment. They traveled 2 days via Paramaribo in a 10-persons Czesna to Georgetown Guyana. At

the water company they met 25 young, well-educated and enthusiastic men who wanted to follow the

course.

It was a pleasure to be

allowed to lecture such a

group. For a varied program

parts of the day were used for

specific targets for water

treatment and design of water

treatments. Small groups

were formed for consultation

and discussion to form a

product which then was to be

presented. Specifically the

combination of knowledge

transfer and practical

exercises in groups was very

much appreciated.

Casper and Jacques enjoyed the effort and

interest of the participants. After this week

they are looking anxiously forward to a next

cooperation.

After the course all

participants received

a certificate from

Jacques

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Guyana 3.2: training of 5 employees of GWI in NL

On Sunday morning November 27th Jacques was waiting with a suitcase filled with warm clothing. 5

Guyanese, four men and one woman, working for GWI, the drinking and waste water company of

Guyana came to The Netherlands for an intensive 5 days training. The weather forecast showed

much cold wheather, below the freezing point. Compared to their own average 32 degrees, even

never below 20 degrees Celsius, the visitors really appreciated the extra warm clothing. Theo and

Vera had organized this gesture.

The training was varied and tailor made to the wishes of the group. The first day was rather easy with

a short explanation of the program and a visit to the production unit Engelse Werk in Zwolle. They

were surprised by the cleanliness and organized looks, combined with technology and building design.

Which is totally different from their own experiences. This was cause for their focus for the rest of the

week.

Denise and Aggrey followed a training for drilling,

rehabilitation and maintenance of pump wells,

one day at the company De Ruiter and two days

at Q-flow, the final day again at the foundation

under the leadership of Ruud Krab

Denise en Aggrey on visit at a drilling location of

company De Ruiter in Amsterdam

Jailal, Riaz and Avinash were most interested in

water quality and water treatment. For them visits

were organized to some departments of Vitens. They

were informed about water analyses, water

distribution, billing and data processing. Two days

were fully spent in water treatment and set up of a

program with requirements to design a drinking water

company.

As souvenir all 5 trainees received a pair of traditional

Dutch wooden shoes, this is Jailal

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End of the week: visit to Rook

At the end of the training the week was finalized in style with a typical buffet of stew and kale with

smoked sausage after several ice skating rounds at the ice rink at the Maagjesbolwerk in Zwolle.

After a visit to Amsterdam on Saturday, the group traveled back on Sunday via Suriname to Guyana.

From the many positive reactions of participants and the supervisors/teachers we may conclude that

the training was a great success.

With thanks to:

Guyana 3.3: In December the first two containers left for Guyana. Containing 4 filter vessels en 6300

revised water meters.

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Guyana 4: Information to all volunteers of the foundation about the MoU

November

Change over revised watermeters.

Augustus

At the company Elster Water Meter the foundation collected 200 pieces calibrated water meters. It

concerns 50 pieces QN 10, 50 Pieces Qn 6 and 100 Pieces Qn 3,5.

The meters, free of charge revised by Presikhaaf are calibrated by Elster, part of Honywell. Elster is

one of the last companies in The Netherlands which can calibrate big water meters. Roland Kouwe

from Elster deployed himself to realise this. Elster promised that this service can be used more often.

Dhr. Roland Kouwe of Elster and Casper with the 200 water meters

On Monday evening November 28 all

volunteers were informed by the

board about the new developments.

Also Ramchand Jailal of GWI told us

more about his country and the

present developments of GWI. The

big conclusion of this evening is that

there is very much to be done.

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Making available of 4 wheel chairs, of which one for a handicapped girl in Mozambique.

October

Via John Bunnink a request was received from Chimoioin Mozambique if it was possible to transport a

wheel chair in a materials container which was in preparation, this was intended for a 12 year old girl,.

RSR (make people mobile) location Nieuwleusen complied and even delivered 2 wheel chairs

(www.rsr.nl). Also the company Baanderij delivered 2 wheel chairs (www.debaanderij.nl)

In October the container to Mozambique was sent on transport. Apart of the 4 wheel chairs in this

container more additional materials were transported for Johan. Furthermore materials and equipment

for the chemists school in Beira for were part of the load, including an echo apparatus and other

specialistic material for the foundation SODA.

This is a beautiful example of being strong together!!

2 Days visit of SWM to the Foundation Water is our World. July

Reaction from Mozambique: The girl

crawled only within the house, the

whole day. Now she can go outside.

Two of the wheel chairs before being

packed into the container with

destination Mozambique.

End of July Alwin Linger and Anushka Salmin

of SWM made an orienting visit at the

Foundation.

The purpose of their visit were the companies

Presikhaaf, Rook, Q-flow, W-TAB (Water

Technical Consultancy) and our storage in

Witharen.

Visiting Paules at Presikhaaf for processing of

the revised water meters.

http://www.rsr.nl/

http://www.debaanderij.nl/

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How is Johan Rook nowadays in Mozambique?

December

Email from Johan (little bit shortened) Work makes its progress, sometimes with its ups and downs. The poor road conditions also is cause of failures. We have been drilling water wells near Beira and even one well in the Gorongosa National Park, working between elephants, buffalo and other big animals. This was quite interesting. New well drilling requests keep coming. I hope that this will also lead into an increase of maintenance of the drills, but the people around here have not yet a proper idea what the implications are, especially in the private sector.

Pictures: drilling in Gorongosa National Park The plan for 2017 is to start a helping project in the second half of 2017. This will be a cooperation between Water is our World, Agua Mundo (John Bunnik) and Servicos de Agua-

It was an exciting visit where many thoughts

were exchanged.

As memorandum to the visit Alwin and

Anuschka received a water meter clock,

constructed by Henk Hogenkamp.

Alwin with the water meter clock.

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Rook. We will search in a circle of 100 km around Beira for a village where there is insufficient water. There we will drill a water well and then install the Plug & play solar water tower of the foundation. Next we want to repeat this concept around Chimoio, 200 km away from Beira. Chimoio was chosen because John Bunnik has his company there but also because I will move my company over to there. By now another container completely loaded with materials is on its way. We are looking forward to its arrival. For this we are very thankful to the Foundation and its volunteers, We wish the Foundation and all volunteers Merry Christmas and a superb New Year. And again thank you all for all help we did receive.

Kind Regards,

Servicos de Agua Rook.

Johan and Carmen.

Mission commission of the finalized water treatment system for the water company

Soctrangwaco in Vietnam.

September

For VEI Jacques and Casper checked and accepted the water treatment system of SocTrang.

In an earlier stadium Casper made quality improvement suggestions during a 2 days visit to the water

company of SocTrang. These suggestions resulted in changes and extensions of the present

installation. With materials from the former Vitens production unit Manderveen the water treatment

installation of Angh Hiep was converted. Truong Ngo performed this converting by order of the water

company Soctrangwaco. The present installation is extended with a pre-filter installation and an

aerations tower. De operation of the installation is fully automatic and can be controlled by a SCADA-

system. The quality of the water has much improved, now the metal Manganese will be removed from

the water completely.

Angh Hiep:Back side of the filters with

Local control boxes

Angh Hiep: Aeration tower to

increase pH value.

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Angh Hiep: The SCADA system

The nearby water treatment system (system perfector), which purifies surface water into drinking

water, has a NSA originating from Vitens production unit La Cabine.

other news

September till December: The plug & play solar water system, installed in Witharen (see also

www.waterisourworld.com), is tested. Only some last small modifications are required, then

transport can start. Financing of the transport to Mozambique is covered by a recent donation

from the St Hervormd Groot Burger Weeshuis.

September: presentation of WioW on the “start Sunday” of the pkn churches near Ommen

October: internal message at Vitens intranet about cooperation between Vitens and St. Water

is our World.

It is good to see that with the

transferred knowledge nowadays in

Vietnam installations can be build

which function in a traditional way

without use of chemicals.

NSA La Cabine as emergency power supply for the

system perfector

De perfector

http://www.waterisourworld.com/

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The board thanks the volunteers for their effort and the donors and sponsor suppliers for the general trust and interest in 2016.

We wish you all good for 2017 with once again beautiful moments of “being strong together”

For questions please contact Theo Smit: [email protected]

December: One container is sent

on transport to Vietnam,

containing among others an

emergency power station.

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