Natural Water Well in CaMau 2019
Dear Benefactors;
As a dream that started with the wishes of two students Madeline and Ryan Mai in grades 12 and 10, co-founder of the Duri-Ăn Group in Virginia. The two boys wished to carry out the program of “building wells, providing clean water” to the heavily polluted areas, belonging to poor families in remote areas in Ca Mau. The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our gratitude to the Duri-Ăn students in Virginia, Tâm Vàng charity group in Norway, the monks and nuns at Vien Thong Tu in Houston & Thiện Đức Center in Virginia and the teachers at Thăng Long Vietnamese language school in Virginia supported and the called for his family and friends to support him. At first, we tried to have 10 wells to help Tan Phu commune. We will not betray the volunteers in Ca Mau, who are committed to remote rural areas to choose poor families to help. It is a miracle that within two weeks Hoi Tu Bi has received support to build 30 wells: 10 wells in Tan Phu commune, 12 wells in Thoi Binh commune and 8 wells in Tan Hung Dong. TBF has also received funding to build 10 more water wells in Ca Mau.
In Vietnam near the Lunar New Year season, the plane price is 3, 4 times higher than the normal price and the car rental is very expensive, so we decided to use Phuong Trang bed to save money on transportation. Leaving station 7:30 pm and 3.30 am to Ca Mau. Early in the morning, we prepared to leave in time, having to go to remote areas in Ca Mau. Near Tet, the vehicles were crowded and noisy. On 27-29 January, 209 Tu Bi volunteers consisting of Ms. Lieu Duyen from the United States and Ms. Hoa from Norway, we returned to Ca Mau province to attend the inauguration of 3 concrete bridges: Tu Bi 17 Bridge 46M long; Tu Bi 18 bridge is 25M long and Tu Bi 19 bridge is 24M long; and collect some water wells. Some wells are still being made while we are visiting. Taking advantage of the time after the inauguration of the bridges, we went to collect some water wells. In the scorching sun, families who received the clean water well stayed far away. Sometimes we took a motorbike taxi, sometimes we went by boat, and sometimes we had to cross monkey bridges to get to water well test sites … which made us very tired. Although tired, we feel very happy to see joy and smile on each face of every family. Listen to the thanks of each family and we wish that the benefactors were present to empathize and be happy to see the pure water being pumped from the well. Especially the grandmothers and mothers, who stood next to their children, they choked up saying “Thank you, thank you very much! Without the Association, we never thought we would have ‘clean water’ like today.” Images of young and old people eager to bathe together, elderly people, people with disabilities, and large families with water at home. The benefactors’ contribution is very meaningful! We saved many people and families from severe illness because they had to use pond water, rivers full of rubbish, polluted water to bathe, wash clothes …
Each well will be used for many surrounding families. Because the water is polluted and it is a dry season, it is a bit difficult to find a good spring. The well must dig deep to 110-120M, some places up to 150M so all well systems must have pumps (each family buys their own pumps). It is true ‘pure water wells’! The Tu Bi Foundation would like to express our sincere gratitude to local volunteers and ACE at Ca Mau Buddhist Charity Committee, for working so thoughtfully and choosing families very accurately. Despite the rain and sun, they have come to the place to help the people in the needy areas.
Tu Bi Foundation sincere gratitude.
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