Water for Peace
 "Only
30 percent of children nationwide have access to safe drinking
water in Iraq, and only 20 percent of people outside Baghdad
have a working sewerage service." ~UN Children's
Fund.
Your school, church, or community could supply a school
or hospital in Iraq with clean fresh drinking water. The province
of Najaf (population 1.2 million) lies 100 miles south of Baghdad.
Approximately 500 schools, as well as 20 hospitals and clinics
in Najaf, are in desperate need of water filtration systems.
The main water system in Najaf is gradually being restored,
but the water is contaminated with bacteria from sewage. It
cannot be used for drinking. Thus, school children and others
are forced to drink contaminated water.
The Muslim Peacemaker
Teams (MPT) has found an Iraqi supplier who sells three different
sized water purifications systems at a cost of $250, $500 and
$1,000 that provide 189, 750 or 1,500 liters of fresh water
per day. The smallest filtration system could supply clean
water for a school of approximately 100 students; the largest
filtration system could supply a 200-bed hospital with adequate
clean water. Each system of the three will need a small electrical
generator that cost $250.
The prices quoted above include the
cost of shipping, installation and filters for six months.
Hopefully, this project will be the beginning of a relationship
between your school, church or community and the school, clinic
or hospital receiving the water filtration system. You could
send photos and letters from students or others explaining
why you are doing this and receive photos and responses from
the receiving school, clinic or hospital.
Every school in Iraq
should have clean drinking water. Schools, churches and communities in the United States can make that happen. If you know of a
student, teacher, school, church or community that might be
interested in helping with this Water for Peace project, please
contact:
The Iraqi & American Reconciliation Project (IARP):
phone: 952-545-9981
fax: 952-545-9981
e-mail: info@mpt-iraq.org
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