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Water Connections in Laindatang & Hambarita
Since 2022, two neighbouring villages and Fair Future Foundation have built the roads, reservoirs and local systems that keep safer water closer to families.
- Working together since 2022
- 115,000-litre community reservoir
- Household ferrocement tanks
Water begins with the people who live here
Laindatang and Hambarita are not project sites on a map. After four years of work, they are part of our daily field life. Families have repaired access roads, carried materials, built ferrocement tanks and organised the care of shared water systems. The infrastructure works because responsibility remains inside the villages.
Le programme
A water system built with the village
In this dry part of East Sumba, water access shapes infection risk, nutrition, hygiene, school attendance and the time families can give to work and food production.
Work began in 2022 with the understanding that a tank alone would not solve the problem. The programme had to connect catchment roofs, first-flush systems, filtration, storage, protected taps, access roads and local maintenance. In Laindatang, this led to a 115-cubic-metre community reservoir. In Laindatang and Hambarita together, around twenty household ferrocement reservoirs bring water closer to families.
The work has required patience. Roads were rebuilt so trucks and materials could reach the villages. A groundwater attempt continued for nine months without producing a reliable supply. The failure was documented, the plan changed and the work continued. A new possible borehole location has since been identified for technical validation.
A large semi-buried reservoir in Laindatang protects filtered rainwater for the wider community.
Ferrocement tanks across the two villages bring stored water closer to daily family life.
Construction, road access, maintenance and new phases have continued with the community since 2022.
A new storage reservoir for Hambarita is being considered, subject to engineering and funding.
From a field constraint to daily water
How water reaches a family
A safe water system is a chain. Access, construction, clean catchment, protected storage, maintenance and household practice must work together.
Listen and map the need
Families identify water routes, roof surfaces, dry-season pressure, available land and the people who will care for each system.
Make access possible
Roads, slopes and delivery routes are repaired before cement, steel, pipes and filters can reach the construction site.
Capture and protect rain
Gutters, first-flush devices and filtration reduce contamination before water enters a reservoir.
Store water close to home
The community reservoir and household tanks protect useful rain for cooking, hygiene and the dry months.
Maintain and adapt
Families clean, inspect and repair the systems. Field teams document failures and change the plan when evidence requires it.
Responsibility must remain shared
Infrastructure works when ownership and safety stay together
The village brings knowledge, labour and long-term care. Fair Future brings engineering, materials, water-safety measures and the obligation to recognise technical limits.
What the community makes possible
- Choose land and agree how shared water will be used
- Repair access routes and help move materials into the villages
- Build with local masons and families throughout construction
- Name caretakers for tanks, roofs, gutters, filters and taps
- Report cracks, contamination risks, damaged pipes and empty reserves
- Use available water for hygiene, household needs and small food gardens
What requires technical responsibility
- Structural design, reinforcement and safe ferrocement construction
- Catchment sizing, first flush, filtration and protected distribution
- Water-quality testing and corrective action when contamination is found
- Engineering review before a new large reservoir is built
- Hydrogeological validation before another borehole attempt begins
- Transparent reporting of cost, failure, maintenance and work still unfinished
The 115 m³ reservoir is one part of a wider village system that includes roads, roofs, filters, household tanks, protected taps and local maintenance.
The infrastructure behind each litre
Built for repair, daily use and the dry season
Useful infrastructure must fit the land and the people who maintain it. Ferrocement can be built and repaired locally. Gravity reduces dependence on pumps. Roof catchment protects short rain events that would otherwise be lost. Every part has to remain understandable and maintainable inside the village.
Ferrocement storage
Reinforced mesh and cement create durable reservoirs that local builders can inspect and repair.
Roof catchment
Gutters and first-flush devices collect rain while diverting the most contaminated initial flow.
Filtration and taps
Filters, protected outlets and clean handling reduce contamination between the roof and the household.
Roads and logistics
Excavators, trucks, repaired tracks and manual carrying make construction possible where access is fragile.
Quels changements dans la pratique
Safer water changes the whole day
Water is closer to home
Families spend less time walking and carrying water over difficult ground, especially during the dry season.
Household storage is safer
Protected catchment, filtration and closed reservoirs reduce reliance on open or visibly contaminated sources.
Children regain time
When water collection is less dominant, there is more space for school, hygiene, rest and care inside the family.
Food gardens become possible
Carefully managed water gives households a small but important margin for vegetables and daily nutrition.
Water & healthWater Connections programmeSee the wider programme linking safe water, disease prevention, nutrition and community infrastructure.
CommunautéEight Hambarita reservoirsSee how named household tanks were built with families and local caretakers.
Outils de chantierLaindatang filtration systemUnderstand the catchment, filtration and storage safeguards behind the reservoir.
Field archiveLaindatang and Hambarita reportsOpen the complete archive of construction, access, maintenance and water updates.
Récord en direct du terrainNotes de terrain de l’Indonésie orientaleFollow short, dated reports from water work, health, logistics and community life.
Guide de terrain & glossaireWater and hygiene, explainedExplore practical terms behind rainwater capture, filtration, storage and safe household use.
Références médicalesWHO drinking-water guidanceRead the public-health evidence connecting safe water with infection prevention and health.
En direct du terrain
Water Field Notes, as the work happens
Two recent signals from water, construction and village life in Eastern Indonesia. These notes refresh automatically when a relevant Field Note is published.
Directement du terrain
Latest Laindatang and Hambarita reports
These reports document the work as it happens: road access, rainwater capture, reservoir construction, filtration, maintenance, local decisions, technical limits and the next phases.
Un réservoir d'eau de Laindatang pluie inégalé
Fair Future a construit un réservoir d’eau de pluie triplément filtrée de 115 000 litres dans un Laindatang endroit isolé de l’Est de Sumbawa, en surmontant des conditions extrêmes pour garantir une eau propre et une sécurité sanitaire.
Les citernes ferro-béton apportent de l'eau propre Hambarita
En 2018 Laindatang, huit réservoirs en ferrocement fournissent désormais de l’eau potable, améliorant la santé et réduisant les maladies. Avec un réservoir de 113 m³, ce projet transforme la vie de centaines de personnes dans une communauté ultra rurale.
Une vaste mission humanitaire commence dans l'est de l'Indonésie
Une mission humanitaire de cinq mois commence à Sumba, apportant des soins médicaux, un accès à l’eau et une énergie solaire aux communautés isolées. Fair Future apporte 3 tonnes de fournitures, lance une étude sur le paludisme et construit des infrastructures essentielles pour améliorer les conditions de vie là où l’aide est la plus nécessaire.
Fonds pour l’eau propre des quatre derniers réservoirs de Laindatang
Depuis trois ans, Fair Future construit des réservoirs d’eau à Laindatang afin de garantir l’accès à une eau propre. Cependant, quatre familles isolées continuent de rencontrer des difficultés. Avec seulement quatre réservoirs supplémentaires nécessaires, nous pouvons mener à bien ce travail important.
Construction d'un réservoir d'eau de 110 000 litres à Laindatang
En mai 2025, Fair Future prévoit de construire un réservoir d’eau d’une capacité de 110 000 litres à Laindatang, un village isolé confronté à des conditions de sécheresse sévères. Cette initiative vise à fournir un accès durable à de l’eau potable à 300 habitants – dont 100 enfants – grâce à l’utilisation de techniques de collecte et de filtration de l’eau de pluie…
Phase III : Laindatang Water Connections Rapport
Le Laindatang Water Connections rapport de la phase III détaille neuf mois de travail intensif visant à résoudre la crise de l’eau dans l’est de Sumba. Malgré de nombreux défis, la communauté et Fair Future sont déterminés à les surmonter et ont proposé des plans innovants pour un réservoir de 100 m³ qui doit être construit d’ici 2025, garantissant une exploitation durable…
La construction d'un réservoir d'eau vital dans l'est aride de Sumba
La construction prévue par Fair Future d’un réservoir d’eau de 110 m³ à East Sumba permettra de remédier à la grave pénurie d’eau. Ce projet vital, si il est réalisé, permettra de stocker l’eau de pluie pour près de 300 personnes, dont 100 enfants, assurant ainsi l’accès à de l’eau potable dans l’une des régions les plus arides du monde.
Établissements de santé et de dignité
Fair Future construit des toilettes et des installations d’hygiène dans le secteur éloigné de Sumba Est afin d’améliorer l’hygiène, de réduire les risques sanitaires liés à l’assainissement et de restaurer la dignité là où les services de base sont rares.
Laindatang Travaux de forage interrompus : nouveau plan de collecte des eaux de pluie
Après neuf mois d’activités de forage Laindatang, Fair Future a interrompu ses opérations en raison de préoccupations liées à la sécurité et de difficultés techniques. L’objectif est désormais de construire un système de collecte d’eau de pluie pour fournir de l’eau potable au village.
Coupes de cheveux et hygiène : les enfants dans des zones ultra-rurales Laindatang
Dans la région rurale de Laindatang, les enfants utilisent un seul paire d’épées à ciseaux pour se couper les cheveux les uns aux autres dans le cadre de notre initiative hygiénique. Cela leur apprend des compétences en soins personnels et apporte de la joie malgré les conditions difficiles.
Transforming Unsafe Spaces into Healthy Environments
Renovating unsafe school toilets and improving clean water and hygiene in rural East Sumba reduces sanitation-related health risks and creates safer learning environments.
Laindatang Test d’eau profonde : espérance d’eau propre
Fair Future poursuit son travail révolutionnaire dans Laindatang la région la plus aride du monde. Durant cette phase cruciale de l’exploitation des puits profonds, l’objectif est de fournir de l’eau vitale à plus de 600 personnes, dont de nombreux enfants. Notre équipe s’engage à faire en sorte que ces communautés isolées puissent prospérer grâce à une amélioration de la santé…
Rapports de responsabilisation
Water systems must remain measurable, maintained and transparent
We document what is built, how much water can be stored, what fails, what requires repair and what remains unfinished. The next work may include a new 80,000 to 100,000-litre reservoir in Hambarita, solar energy for the school and another groundwater attempt after technical validation. Each phase depends on evidence, local responsibility and available resources.
