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U.S. Government supports reconstruction of water supply in Gedebey

14 October 2009 23:14 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Viktoria Dementieva â€“ APA. On October 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. Counterpart International Community & Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) will hold an official opening ceremony dedicated to the Reconstruction of Water Supply located in Duz-Rasullu village of Gedebey Region, press service of the U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan told APA.

Representatives of Executive Power of Gedebey region and Counterpart International will participate in the opening ceremony.

This is already the fifth Small Reconstruction Project (SRP-5) recently implemented by Counterpart Internationalâ€™s CHAP/Azerbaijan staff through partnership and financial support of the U.S. Department of State under the â€œSmall Reconstruction Projectsâ€ initiative. The project was approved and funded in the amount of $12,000 by the U.S. Department of State plus $7,209 in-kind donation from the beneficiary toward its final implementation.

The projectâ€™s main objective was to construct the new 72 ton capacity tank. In order to build the tank the pit will be made: 600 cm length, 400 cm width, and 200 cm depth. The tank will be 200 cm under ground level, and the visible part will be 120 cm above the ground level. It must be made this way to avoid water from freezing in winter and also for other safeguards. The tank will be a centerpiece of water system that will provide water to 80 local people, 250 students and employees of the secondary school, 10 medical staff and patients of the Medical Center which was built by Counterpart in 2007.

Chief of the Executive Committee of Gedebey region Mr. Kamran Rzazade said: â€œI think that Duz-Rasullu Water Tank answers all modern standard requirements and plays an important role in provision of services to the population of our regionâ€.

CHAP has been operating in Azerbaijan since 1997. CHAP program has delivered to Azerbaijan 495 containers of humanitarian assistances valued at $64 million to IDPs and refugees, elderly people, disabled, large families, orphans and other needy children. The aid included food, clothing, medical equipment and supplies, tents, beddings, and furniture and was distributed among more than 1 million people in 52 regions.

Counterpart International is a non-profit international human development organization founded in 1965, which has implemented and managed numerous dynamic programs in over 35 countries worldwide.