“1001 fontaines pour demain” relies on several partners

The initiaitve “1001 fontaines pour demain” needs to rally the help of several partners :

• Local partners on the ground to identify in each village the pertinent partners able to set-up the projects and help them through the first few years of operations. These local partners are generally local NGO’s which specialise in the various means of providing access to water in rural areas or governmental project leaders.
  The rate of development therefore depends on the ability to identify and train these local partners in the various areas of intervention and in the deployment approach.
• The implementation of these projects obviously requires funding: 
  A first test/Pilot Project of three fountains in Cambodia costs about €.50,000. A pre-deployment/Introduction Project of eight additional villages is budgeted at in the order of €.120,000, i.e. an investment of €.15,000 per site. In the large-scale Deployment Project it is estimated that the investment required per village is between €.8,000 to €.10,000, i.e. an investment of less than 10 Euros per beneficiary.
  These projects have been realized thanks to the contribution of sponsors who supported us - and continue to support - financially or technically in their respective field of expertise.
• Communication is important to bring the initiative to the attention of as many people as possible, especially through the media.