Developing Countries often lack the finances for local projects. WDC (Water Development Consult) is an organization founded in 2018 to assist with raising funds when local funds are not sufficiently available.

It all started when the United Mission Hospital in Tansen approached a Dutch water engineer to give advice on how to reach their sustainability goals.

One of these goals was to build a water reservoir for the collecting of rainwater. The building of this water tank was accomplished in 2016.

Next Tansen Hospital came with the request to look into the feasibility of developing a drainage and water purifying system. WDC has already developed a plan for such a system and has established a foundation for raising funds for this project. Neither the funds nor the network is locally available to realize this second project.

Shortly after the request from Tansen Hospital two other health related organizations requested for advice regarding water purification for their projects.

At present WDC started a project on the sewage water treatment of the United Mission Hospital in Tansen. The hospital is situated on top of a hill above many villages and fields. The hospital sewage water is now still freely flowing down the hill to the lower village of Bhusaldada and from there into the fields.

Especially during the monsoon rains this wastewater contaminates the rainwater. This rainwater is used for the irrigation of the rice fields. As a result of this contaminated rainwater the health of many villagers is in danger. The hospital would like to see this changed.

As the Hospital does not have the expertise and is unable to raise the needed funding for this project WDC has agreed to assist the Hospital in finding the finance, drawing a plan and making a cost estimation for a water purification plant.

For more information about The Hospital of United Mission to Nepal please see their website: www.tansenhospital.org.np

Tussen 2013-2016 is er een watertank bij het ziekenhuis in Tansen gebouwd. Deze tank wordt gebruikt om in de moesson regenwater op te vangen, zodat er tijdens de droge periodes voldoende water beschikbaar is voor gebruik in het ziekenhuis. De watertank heeft een capaciteit van ca. 1 miljoen liter en is met technische assistentie uit Nederland gebouwd. Nu is er het hele jaar voldoende drinkwater beschikbaar.

Tijdens de bouw van de watertank heeft het ziekenhuis laten onderzoeken of er mogelijkheden zijn voor de aanleg van een riolering en een systeem voor het zuiveren van afvalwater. De bouw van een riolering en waterzuiveringsinstallatie zal een groot verschil maken in de leefomstandigheden van de lokale bevolking.