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MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
Big heart for
West Papua
by Penny Webb
It’s easy for us to
become complacent in
Australia. For most of
us, we turn a tap on and
water comes pouring out.
Clean, hygienic water
that doesn’t put as at risk
of disease and sickness.
The Pitt Town and
Ebenezer Uniting
Churches have decided
to not be so complacent
and to help those in
countries less fortunate
than ours to have access
Now trained in how to build a well, locals work on
to clean water.
After raising money to engineering a new well for their village
fund the building of two
wells in West Papua in recent times, a arose from not having access to
dedicated organising and fundraising clean water.”
On her return and after sharing
team are busy planning a fete and
what she saw, a group of active
garage sale to be held at Pitt Town
community members started the
on Saturday 27 June with the goal
West Papuan Development Company
to raise more funds and build more
(WPDC), a registered Australian
wells.
based charity that works with West
“Some years back one of our
Papuan organisations to empower
Church members went to West
local communities and work towards
Papua for five years,” Rebecca
a healthier future.
Andrews, one of the busy organising
WPDC is entirely volunteer based
team, explains.
with all funds raised going directly to
“She saw firsthand the tragedy
financing the building of the wells as
and sickness and the difficulties that
part of their Clean Water
Program.
“After extensive
training with engineers,
the West Papuan people
are now building the wells
themselves to international
standards which is great,”
Rebecca says.
“But like all quality
products the material costs
are high.”
All money raised at the
Uniting Church fete and
garage sale will go towards
the building of a third well.
“The cost to build a well
is just over $2000. That’s
the goal for the fete,” says
Rebecca.
“We need as many
locals to come along as
possible. Remember, West
Papua is only five hours
away by plane and they
need our help.”
For fete and stallholder
information phone 45 72
3518 & check out page 37.
T find out more about
o
the WPDC, go to
www.wpdc.org.au
The village celebrates the completion of the well
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