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Over 950 Residents of Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek Dist, will benefit from new Water System
By Government of Belize Press Office
Posted: Nov 3, 2009 00:56 UTC
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BELMOPAN - The new Hope Creek Village Rudimentary Water System in the Stann Creek Walk District, was officially inaugurated on Saturday, 31st October, 2009. The system will benefit approximately 950 residents in 190 households.
The project was implemented by the Social Investment Fund, a statutory body under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Development.
The total cost of the project is $322,840. Of this amount, $257,840.00 was a grant from the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 5), a program promoting poverty reduction through socio-economic initiatives and community empowerment. The Government of Belize contributed $65,000 in counterpart funding while the community of Hope Creek provided the labour for the trenching and laying of the pipes.
BNTF5 is jointly financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and nine beneficiary governments, including Belize.
The Hope Creek RWS is comprised of a 20,000 gallon elevated Ferro-concrete tank, a PVC pipe transmission line and distribution system with water sourced from a deep ground well. The system will provide a supply of quality potable water to the village of Hope Creek.
Prior to the construction of the new system, the village experienced an inadequate supply of potable water, which was supplied through a 2,000 gallon plastic water tank.
Hope Creek Village is located 8.5 miles from Dangriga Town on the Humming Bird Highway. This community was founded 40 years ago by a few families who were employees at the Melinda Forest Station and the Government Agriculture Station. The residents mainly work at the citrus farms, plantations and processing plants, hot pepper processing plants, shrimp farms and the nearby Melinda Forest and Agriculture Stations.
For further information please contact Mr Mike Hernandez Jr., Director of Public Relations, Social Investment Fund at tel: 822-0508/822-0238 or via email at mike.hernandez@sifbelize.org
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