In the US, it is easy to take clean running water for granted. In a place where the nearest water source is a swamp two miles away, having access to a pair of outdoor taps providing safe, clean water is a marvelous gift.
$1000 to conduct survey.
$10,000 for general costs.
$2000 pledged for additional unplanned expenses for labor and fuel.
50 eucalyptus poles by two families.
Fresh food items for three days feeding of workers.
2 roosters for feeding drilling team.
First survey $800.
Lake sand $150.
Drilling contractors $6571.
Two 10,000-liter water tanks $1,314.
70 iron bars, 60 bags of ordinary cement, 1 box of water proof cement, hardware $800.
4 trucks of river sand $430.
5 trucks of aggregate stones.
Three additional surveys at subsidized fee $500.
Deposit on water pump $398.
Unplanned labor and fuel $2000.
Submersible water pump $800-$1,000.
Automatic voltage stabilizer $109.
Three rolls of 1 inch pipes to take water to reservoir at school $300.
Two electricity poles $400.
Wiring & connection fees (estimate) $250.
Rebuilding perimeter wall around well (15 bags cement, sand, labour) $600 .
