The New Nation - Internet Edition

The Australian High Commission announced yesterday the funding of its first project under its Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2008-09. Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Douglas Foskett, handed over a cheque for Taka 700,000 to Green Hill, a local NGO from Rangamati. Moung Thowai Chiang, Executive Director of Green Hill accepted the cheque on behalf of the organisation.

Green Hill will use the DAP funding to install a gravity flow system to provide safe water for two villages in Ruma Upazilla at Bandarban. The system will improve the livelihoods of more than three hundred people, while their water collection time will be reduced significantly from several hours to a few minutes. Mr Foskett said that he was very happy to support this project which brings provides a simple solution for the provision of safe water in hard to reach areas. The project is also the first ever project funded in Bandarban under the DAP scheme.