The construction of the building of our second water kiosk, located in Huanambak, Xay district, Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR 🇱🇦 has been completed !
Now, we have to install the entire water filtration system, as well as training the future local employees in this region with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of this life-changing infrastructure. Their role will be crucial to the day-to-day running of this infrastructure.
All this in anticipation of the inauguration of TdS’s second Community Water Kiosk, a prototype that has now been validated! 🚰💧
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We are facing unprecedented challenges: After COVID, the economic crisis (inflation of over 43%, devaluation of the KIP), and now the devastating impact of climate change. 💔
Our first water kiosk in Laos was self-sufficient in 7 months, serving 85% of the population (over 4,200 people). Today, due to heavy rainfall, more than 40% of families can’t access drinking water, and our team can’t reach isolated villages on treacherous roads. 😢🌧️🛤️
We are witnessing incredible solidarity, but it’s not enough. The villagers use tractors to fetch water, but the isolation is getting worse, depriving them of essentials like drinking water. 💧🤝
⚠️Why do we need you ? 👉To cover the extra cost of petrol to ensure delivery services. 👉To buy gravel and employ villagers to repair paths and fill in holes. 👉To cover the additional costs of the Nahom kiosk, which income can no longer cover due to climate issues, inflation in the price of raw materials and the devaluation of the local currency (KIP), which is totally beyond our control.
🙏Scan the QR code for any financial support you can provide 🙏 Or use our bank details on our QR Code for all donations.
⚠️ Our second water kiosk in Huanambak is nearing completion, to achieve this we really need you 🙏🙏🙏
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Ideally situated alongside the road, the 4,474 residents of the Huanambak region, regrouping three villages: Ban Huanambak, Ban Sensouvan, and Ban Senlad, located in the Xay district, will soon have access to clean drinking water💧
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The wait has been lengthy, the stakes high, but at last, 🎉 we are thrilled to announce the commencement of construction for our second Community Water Kiosk 💧 located in Huanambak, Xay District, Oudomxay Province 🇱🇦
A heartfelt thank you goes out to our invaluable donors, without whom this project wouldn’t be possible. We extend our gratitude to the whole TdS Team (Swiss and Lao), our precious advisor Alexandre Cantacuzène and local companies for their dedicated works 🙏 🌟
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The current challenges in Laos, affected by heavy rains 🌧️ and with already eight provinces facing flooding, have significantly impacted our projects in the Oudomxay province.
👉Over 85% of the population in the Ban Nahom region now relies exclusively on drinkable water from our kiosk 💧Dependent on weather conditions, the residents are arranging jerrycan transports through village-guided routes. The pathways have become even more hazardous, rendering them almost impassable.
We continue our work with strength, optimism, and perseverance, always and evermore 💪
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On March 19th of 2022, Terre des Sourires officially opened the very first community water kiosk in the Ban Nahom region, located in the Beng district of the Oudomxay province. Just 6 months later, this kiosk has already accomplished one of the fundamental objectives of our social entrepreneurship model – achieving self-sustainability!
Thanks to our dedicated local team, this project is now financially independent, and covers the entirety of the costs associated with the water kiosk (excluding the overall operating expenses of our team based in Oudomxay and Switzerland). This success is clear evidence that the concept of social entrepreneurship can indeed be a resounding success. But the good news doesn’t end there. This April of 2023, we have reached a major milestone by selling over 5,000 jerrycans in only one month! Just imagine the smiles on the faces of the 5,036 residents in the 13 surrounding villages that now have access to TdS’s kiosk.
To put this into perspective, over 83% of the local population only drinks water from the Terre des Sourires community water kiosk. People have swiftly and smoothly adopted new habits, regularly consuming pure and filtered water that meets the standards of the World Health Organization. This is a tremendous success for us! The happiness of the villagers is tangible. They’ve shared with us the remarkable improvements in their daily lives; a direct outcome of the tireless efforts of our local team and the services provided by our kiosk. We are thus delighted to present you with a sales chart that shows the steady progress:
We will continue to uplift the lives of those who have long been neglected due to their geographical isolation and low income, and who previously had limited means to develop. We will persist in our efforts with love and passion, creating positive changes in the lives of rural Laotian communities and empowering them to harness their potential.
Today, more than ever, your support and financial assistance are crucial to achieving our goal of becoming self-financed and ensuring the long-term success of our projects. As mentioned previously, we have already reached a significant milestone in our project: the self-financing of the first water kiosk, covering all the expenses of the infrastructure and providing stable employment for the villagers fully managing its operation. Our economic model demonstrates that we can achieve our goals, and by the end of 2028, Terre des Sourires could no longer be economically dependent on public or private funds, thanks to the invaluable support of our donors and potential financiers. Your unwavering support is essential to our success. We thank you for following and supporting us in this journey of providing access to safe drinking water for all !
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Drum roll, please 🥁 Terre des Sourires is pleased to announce the arrival of a new member in its team 🥳 Stephanie Garde!
As Senior Fundraising and Project Officer from the Syni program ! Stephanie brings over 10 years of experience managing multi-million dollar child protection projects around the world, as well as two Masters degrees in Business & Human Rights and Management of Humanitarian Projects and NGOs Development 💪
With her killer skillset, we’re confident Stephanie will help us make an even greater impact in Laos and beyond.
Welcome aboard Stephanie 🚀 We’re thrilled to have you on the team and can’t wait to see what we can achieve together !!!
The Ban Nahom communities are thankful to finally have access to drinkable water and the various services offered by our water kiosk. On November 8, we started a hygiene prevention program by distributing free soap and reminding people about the fundamentals of hand washing. This action was particularly appreciated by the villagers.
But beyond the acute need for drinkable water and hand hygiene, access to education is also expressed as essential by the inhabitants of the region.
The Mayor of Ban Nahom village, Somchith Kansanith, has been leading a solidarity campaign over the last few months to collect the necessary funds from families to build a new secondary school for the 420 students in the region.
During our meeting on November 8th, he informed us of their need for the remaining $ 500.00 to build the concrete pillars of the school. Below are photos of the current school:
Aware of the importance of this project and admiring this movement of solidarity, our team wishes to support them and allow the 420 students of the region to benefit from an adequate structure ensuring their training and their future.
For this reason, we need your help. The donations received so far are dedicated solely to the construction of our water kiosks. So we are now soliciting you to collect this amount. Every amount, no matter how small, is precious to us. I enclose below the QR code of our Association.
Thank you very much for your support 🙏
Donors will receive a donation attestation and will, of course, be informed about the progress of the project.
Since December 1st 2020, Ly Chongheuly has been hired as Project Manager and Director of TdS Laos. His enthusiasm, curiosity and initiative have enabled him to acquire great skills in the field of social entrepreneurship and drinking water supply.
For more than two years, we worked remotely under particularly difficult conditions. Despite the many difficulties, sleepless nights and stressful moments, we managed to create “TdS Community Drinking Water Company, sole, ltd.”, ensuring that TdS Switzerland would be able to meet the objectives of our social entrepreneurship concept presented to our precious donors. Without him, we would not have succeeded.
Beyond his professionalism, Ly is a trustworthy person who works with his heart and out of love for his people. I would like to thank him warmly for this precious collaboration which is the key to our success!
Ly and Mélanie / Office TdS Laos – Oudomxay
Team dynamics and cohesion are essential to achieve the goals we have set. Thanks to our communication, our common goals, but also our differences, our Association can now say that it has the main foundations for a successful team! It should be remembered that Ly currently has 5 employees under his responsibility. An important management task which he carries out with brio.
Below, a photo in front of the Oudomxay office with Longmoua, who also plays a key role in our projects. Thank you to the entire TdS Laos team 🙏
In the name of all the team of the Association Terre des Sourires, Switzerland and Laos, we warmly thank the Rotary Club of Nogent-le-Rotrou for its financial support in the framework of our water projects in Laos, Province of Oudomxay. In addition to their generosity, we were moved by their empathy with the various challenges that Laos is currently facing, both in economic terms as well as the global issues of the rural regions in which we are working.
https://www.terredessourires.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo_tds.png00Melaniehttps://www.terredessourires.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/logo_tds.pngMelanie2022-07-26 09:45:522022-07-26 09:45:53Our sincere gratitude to the Rotary Club of Nogent-le-Rotrou for their financial support
Thanks to the villagers’ radiant smiles, who are delighted to soon have access to clean drinking water💧we passionately pursue our profession and mission.
The drilling is now done, and we are awaiting the water analysis results before beginning the construction of this second community water kiosk 🙏
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To start off the week on a positive note, I am thrilled to share some good news with you ! After over a month and a half of hard work, sleepless nights, and the inevitable stress of social entrepreneurship work. I am delighted to announce that the drilling operation for the second community water kiosk in TdS has been successfully completed!
The well was drilled to a depth of 92 meters, providing a high flow rate to meet the clean water needs 💧of the three villages in the Huanambak region, Xay district, Oudomxay Province 🇱🇦 The construction of the building will commence shortly! I
I look forward to sharing more updates as we embark on the next phase of constructing the building.
I would like to express my gratitude to our precious donors for their trust, the contracted company and our team for their perseverance and dedication to this project 🙏 Together, we are making a lasting difference in the lives of the rural communities we serve.