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My story

 
Together we can turn on the taps

 

Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and a third of the population still had no access to sustainable sources of drinking water in 2007*.  Raleigh has worked in partnership with the Co-operative Juan Fransisco Paz Silva for eight years in the district of Achuapa, Nicaragua to deliver small scale water projects that benefit local communities and families.

 

In Achuapa, many of the people take their water from streams which often dry up during the dry season and into which flow all the pesticides that they place on their fields.  In the area, there is an unusually high rate of cancers associated with pesticide usage.

 

Over the next two years, Raleigh, in partnership with local communities, aims to build five water projects which will directly benefit 90 families and more than 600 people.

 

To do this, we need your help.  One gravity water feed system costs £7,890.  Think about it.  Less than £40,000 to provide an entire region with clean and safe water for the next twenty years.  It's not much, is it?

 

Access to clean and safe water alleviates illness and death, including reducing under five mortality rates, increasing life expectancy and generally improving the quality of life.  Less illness means more time spent at school and work.

 

These projects will not only provide water for hundreds of people in the Achuapa region, it wil also give them the chance to build a better future for themeselves and their families.

 

Please give whatever you can by donating on this page or by calling 020 7183 1270.

 

Thank you very much for your support.

 

 

Julian Olivier

Country Director

Costa Rica & Nicaragua

 

*Source - UNICEF

 

Donation by Catherine Pitman 06/01/10  

£50.00

Great project! Donation from our annual fundraising evening. Our daughter Rachael Ince has been in Nicaragua with Raleigh this month. Hope this helps. Donation by Suki Lilienthal 01/12/09  

£410.00 + £115.64 Gift Aid

good luck with the project! Donation by Lady B 22/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck with your water project goal Donation by Catrin Sharp 19/11/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Keep up the valuable work that you do. Donation by Felicity 14/11/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 05/11/09  

Good luck with the achievement of your goals! Donation by Gertrud de Vries/Arend van Haaften 03/11/09  

£50.00

Glad to see that work is continuing in Achuapa, wishing Julian and the team all the best. (took part in the Achuapa project in 2006) Donation by Natasha McBain 25/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I had an unforgettable experience staying with a family in Nicaragua in 2008. Best of luck with the project Donation by Sam Wood 24/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Caroline Copsey 23/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

I had an incredible experience in Achuapa in 2003 with Raleigh. I cannot thank the family enough. Good luck with the project. Donation by Lisa-Jayne Clark 23/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Wonderful initiative. Will change thousands of lives. Hope you reach the target very soon! Donation by Will Harris 22/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Caroline Matthews 12/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I lived and worked in Achuapa in summer 2004. An amazing experience, all thanks to the family I stayed with and all those that I met. Donation by Justin Hodge 08/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Teresa Fitzgerald 07/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

My time in Achuapa was amazing, it was great to make a difference, I hope this helps to make a difference for others. Donation by Carolyn Henry 07/10/09  

Hope it helps..... good luck Donation by Jane Pim 05/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I stayed with a family in El Cacao,Achuapa with Raleigh in 2003-I will never forget the experience and my host family there- fantastic project Julian Donation by Sue Torry 05/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 05/10/09  

Will never forget my time in Achuapa with Raleigh in 2004. All the best with the project. Donation by Rachel 03/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Vanessa Barlow 02/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 02/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Ben Hughes 02/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck. Donation by Matt Hills 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Graham 01/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck! Donation by Marcus 01/10/09  

have done water projects in costa rica with raleigh in 07 and 08 - hope this helps Donation by kyle pim 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Splendid effort, keep pumpin' :-) Donation by Lord William of Duntshire 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I stayed with a family in Achuapa. It was a wonderful experience and I'm glad more people will get access to water. Well done Raleigh! Donation by Anonymous 01/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I went to Nicaragua on expedition with Raleigh in 2004 and stayed with a family in Achuapa so this is my opportunity to give something back! Donation by Charlotte Smitham 01/10/09  

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* Total raised online: £1,355.00
  Offline donations: £400.00
  Gift Aid plus supplement: £346.92

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