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LDS Charities Assists Samoan Villages

Three villages and students at a primary school will now have greater access to clean water

During the month of June, LDS Charities, a nonprofit affiliate and the charitable arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, provided water tanks to three Samoan villages—Siuniu, Salesatele and Paia.

      

In Siuniu, 300 metres of trenches were hand dug by the men of the village to connect the new valves and piping from their catchment spring basin high up the mountain, down to their three new 10,000-litre water tanks spaced throughout their village.

        

LDS Charities donated the valves, piping, and three large water storage tanks.

The village water committee gathered all materials and organized the labour to build the water tank bases to meet required standards.

The villagers also provided all the piping to connect their new water tanks to the main water line running through their village.

Monthly assessments are collected by the village water committee to pay for maintenance, replacement parts, and other necessary operating expenses related to their village water system.

Villagers in Salesatele and Paia also built the bases for their water tanks and provided all the labour to install the rain catchment systems.

Two additional water tanks were also provided two to the Faleatiu Primary School. The additional tanks were provided to aid with student hygiene and sanitation.

An Auckland-based charitable trust, Furniture for Schools, contributed new books for the school library.

        

LDS Charities also supported another school recently, Vailoa Primary School, in the construction of a new assembly hall. Students sang and danced at an event this month to mark the completion of the building.

LDS Charities provided the materials and supplies for the school assembly hall. Members of the school community and local Latter-day Saints provided the labour.

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