TPRF Grant to Bring New Water Sources in South Sudan
Wells to end long treks for often contaminated supplies
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A grant of US$10,000 from The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) will help build new wells for up to 250 families in the Equatorial and Bahral Ghazal areas of South Sudan, Africa.
The donation goes to Water for South Sudan, Inc. (WFSS) to help construct wells during the approaching dry season in highly populated areas associated with government-sponsored repatriation settlements south and southeast of the city of Wau. These are the areas where Sudanese returning to their homeland after fleeing conflict are temporarily housed.
"For their very survival, many South Sudanese have had to drink unsanitary water that they had to walk hours to acquire," says Linda Pascotto, TPRF pres...