Drinking water “Vari Vino, Katukina”

A Brazilian indigenous tribe we know personally informed Aliento that they had no drinking water and were falling ill. We stayed there years ago and have remained in contact ever since. The video shows the river that was the only source of water for the village of Vari Vino. Every day they filtered leaves, twigs, etc. from the water, but this was no longer enough to make it drinkable. More information about the tribe is available in Italian here or in Ducth here

Thanks to crowdfunding, we financed a 60-metre-deep well so that the 20 children of Aldeia Vari Vino can grow up healthy. The well was built by the company ‘Perfuraçoes Vale Poço’ for €4,500 (28,035 RS). Construction took two weeks.

Update:

We were in direct contact with the company, the invoice was paid without intermediaries and we were kept informed about the work.

The water is pumped with a generator. The Vari Vino community activates it for one hour a day. This is sufficient to meet their needs and ensure a long service life for the generator. They also avoid wasting water. In the first few days, during that hour, they let the children play and shower at the well.

TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR THIS TRIBE!!!

And now they can focus all their energy and attention on spreading their precious traditional knowledge and protecting the Amazon.