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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.
Il programma
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.
Quali cambiamenti nella pratica
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.
CommunityEight Hambarita reservoirsSee how named household tanks were built with families and local caretakers.
Attrezzi da campoLaindatang 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.
Registrazione in campo in tempo realeNote di viaggio dall'Indonesia orientaleFollow short, dated reports from water work, health, logistics and community life.
Guida pratica e glossarioWater and hygiene, explainedExplore practical terms behind rainwater capture, filtration, storage and safe household use.
Referenza medicaWHO drinking-water guidanceRead the public-health evidence connecting safe water with infection prevention and health.
In diretta dal campo
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.
Direttamente dal campo
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.
Il #WaterConnections progetto Laindatang è iniziato!
Fair Future inizia i suoi Water Connections lavori in Laindatang, dove le famiglie devono affrontare una grave carenza idrica e lunghi tragitti giornalieri per procurarsi l’acqua.
L'acqua e l'igiene sono fondamentali nella lotta contro la malaria
L’acqua pulita, la sanità e l’igiene favoriscono condizioni di vita più sane insieme alla prevenzione della malaria, al controllo dei vettori e all’accesso alle cure mediche.
Il Kullup è un buco nella roccia per raccogliere l’acqua piovana
I bambini Laindatang camminano fino alle tradizionali pozze di roccia chiamate Kullup per raccogliere l’acqua piovana scarsa, lontano dalle loro case.
L'accesso all'acqua pulita è fondamentale per la salute umana
I bambini del remoto East Sumba percorrono spesso lunghe distanze trasportando l’acqua a mano. Un accesso migliore riduce il carico quotidiano e favorisce una maggiore igiene e una migliore salute.
Dare vita al villaggio Laindatang
La priorità attuale in questo villaggio è fornire loro acqua pulita e sicura e servizi igienici. Qui, le famiglie devono camminare per chilometri, a volte più di 10 ore, per portare a casa pochi litri di acqua pulita. Le persone qui hanno meno di 2 litri al giorno e non hanno nessuno con cui bere, mangiare, andare ai servizi igienici e lavarsi. Quindi bisogna fare sacrifici.
Come appare una cucina senza cibo e acqua?
Una cucina domestica in questo programma Laindatang mostra la realtà quotidiana dell’insicurezza alimentare e della scarsità di acqua nella zona rurale di East Sumba.
I bambini di qui devono andare a prendere l'acqua già a partire dai cinque anni!
In villaggi remoti dell’Est di Sumba, i bambini piccoli percorrono spesso lunghe distanze trasportando l’acqua per le proprie famiglie.
East Sumba, un villaggio senza acqua pulita!
Le famiglie devono fare i Laindatang conti con una grave carenza idrica, rendendo l’accesso all’acqua potabile e la sanità pubblica una priorità centrale per il Water Connections progetto.
Water Connections progetto in Laindatang
Il Water Connections progetto, Laindatang Site, è attualmente la nostra priorità assoluta. Laindatang È un villaggio senza acqua. Tutti sono malati e non hanno abbastanza da mangiare e bere. I bambini sono sottopeso, così come gli adulti. Dobbiamo intervenire per questi centinaia di persone e garantire loro l'accesso a acqua pulita.
Progetto di perforazione profonda in Laindatang
Nel cuore dell'East Sumba, nel Laindatang villaggio. Qui vivono 250 persone in condizioni estreme, legate soprattutto alla mancanza di acqua e cibo, ma non solo 😒.
Water Connections dal cielo – 04 ottobre 2022
The health burden of poor-quality water is enormous, and providing clean water to such a large population is a considerable challenge. Indonesia, particularly the east of this immense country, is characterized by a non-uniformity in the level of awareness and socio-economic development. Therefore, our two foundations do what they can.
Abbiamo effettuato il nostro primo lavoro di perforazione profonda con la nostra macchina
Fino alla scorsa settimana, i 264 studenti di questa scuola di East Sumba non avevano acqua nella loro scuola. Come potete immaginare, questo ha creato problemi sanitari inaspettati per tutti i bambini, gli insegnanti e le case della zona circostante. Fair Future ha quindi deciso di scavare un pozzo profondo nel retro della scuola e, grazie al nostro rilevamento…
Responsabilità
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.
