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Case Study

Petros Primary School

  • Site Name

    Petros Primary School

  • Location

    Tanna, Vanuatu

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Challenge

On the island of Tanna in Vanuatu, local officials needed a way to provide safe, reliable drinking water to the community. In 2015, Cyclone Pam devastated the island of Tanna, destroying 68% of rainwater harvesting structures and 70% of existing water infrastructure. Without infrastructure, water distributed through relief agencies and rainwater collected in tanks provided residents their only supply of water. Unfortunately, captured rainwater is contaminated by sulphur dust from the island’s volcano before ever reaching community cisterns. Together, destroyed infrastructure and water contamination left residents seeking a new supply of safe water.

SOURCE Project

In partnership with the Asian Development Bank, Vanuatuan officials installed twenty SOURCE Hydropanels at Petros Primary School on Tanna. Now, the community has a resilient supply of safe drinking water, despite any future disasters.

 

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