http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2249 Comments for "Hyderabad water project: Heritage Livelihood Services Initiative" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2249 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Hyderabad Metro Water Supply, Acumen Fund<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="Hyderabad water project: Heritage Livelihood Services Initiative" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/heritage-livelihood-services-provider-india.jpg" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.acumenfund.org/Work/WaterInnovations/heritage.asp" TARGET="_blank">http://www.acumenfund.org/Work/WaterInnovations/heritage.asp</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> In peri-urban areas of Hyderabad, India, drinking water is delivered in trucks that arrive irregularly and infrequently. This forces women and children to travel to neighboring towns or wait on line for water instead of working or attending school; it also means that families store water for weeks, increasing chances for recontamination. <br /><br /> Heritage Livelihood Services Provider is a project to deliver water sustainably to Hyderabad. An initial investment from the Acumen Fund in infrastructure development will 1) engage local community organizations to 2) educate community members about the value of improved water delivery, and 3) collect user fees from each resident. <br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2249">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/2249#comment Water Activity Active Consumer For-profit Activity Government Activity India Philanthropy Funded Private Investment Funded South Asia Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:07:02 -0500 _Alex Bloom 2249 at http://www.nextbillion.net