OVER 200 villages in need of proper water services in the Yuweng community of Markham, Morobe Province will now benefit from clean water services.
This follows the completion of water supply construction project untaken by the World Vision Papua New Guinea.
Easy access to clean water supply has been a need in the community, with villagers having to walk for more than a kilometre to fetch water for drinking, cooking, washing, and other domestic purposes over the years.
The village has about 35 households situated on a valley surrounded by steep slopes overlooking the Leron River and scenic Markham Plains.
Life in the Yuweng community has been tough, especially with the long distance to the water source.
School children have been attending school without bathing, women and girls bathing once a day even during menstruation, and mothers and children carrying litres of water for drinking and cooking.
It has always been their prayer to have a proper water supply in their community with accessibility until World Vision made the dream a reality.
World Vision has made life easier for the people through its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project, which is supported by the Australian Government through the Water for Women Fund.
The WASH program aims to improve the health and well-being of the people through a participatory approach involving everyone to be more informed and resilient to climate change effects in managing the water systems and their toilets.
Water for Women-Markham WASH Project Officer, Joel Johnson said collaboration with the locals ensured the project was completed in a week.
He thanked the locals for assisting connect water to their homes.
