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I am a Pakistani citizen and

wasif — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:10 -0400

I am a Pakistani citizen and am a resident in Bahrain(Middle East),i plan to buy a house in Lahore. Can i get a mortgage loan from Pakistan to buy a house there even though I am a resident abroad. Please let me know the details. Thanks

business offers

Jamal aziz — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:04:47 -0400

Hi Mr. We are on behaf of some investors in KUWAIT looking to some business oportunities in morroco like real estat , hotels , factories ....etc . Any oportunities you find for us shuold be already established and has agood record last 3 years making a good profit not less than 30% plus , hope we can coapreat in this. best regards Jamal aziz

Donated Water Filter Packets

Water Filtering System — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:41:11 -0400

Loved hearing about this article even thought it was a little hard to read. As the post stated above they are a little pricey but let's hope there is a lot of "pay it forward" people to help. I may look into this a little further as this is really a worthy cause. Thanks and keep us informed. All the best, Chris

great program, and I'm sure

bobford34 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:12:33 -0400

great program, and I'm sure that they're doing their best to effectively spread it to areas that need it. Check out this interview I found with Mr. Fields, the founder, about the program, it's pretty informative.

hi mam

amit chouhary — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:50:03 -0400

hi mam i know mam that this sounds stupid but i want to ask you is the name of your son is utkarsh gola. actully utkarsh is my best frnd till 5th std (model school) in bhopal and i want to search him plz reply me if he is the same persom i am looking for my i is amit.7883@gmail.com thanx amit choudhary

Rebate under IT Act.

Dr. Meena Gola — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:50:07 -0500

Dear Sir, Namaskar Iwould like to advise that the indication " donations are liable to rebate under section ----- of IT Act" should be indicated on the receipts, so that a doner desorious of claiming rebate could use the receipts as proof. I have been told by your Mumbai branch that such certificates are issued on request. My family had made some contributions. I enquired about the tax rebate .They told that you contact afterwards. As my son is working in a private organisation he wouild like to get tax rebate. So kindly look in to the matter and do the needfullif possible. 2. Kindly also arrang to send me It rebate certificate for the donation made to Mumbai unit. Receipt dated 17.08.2007. Donor names (I)UTKARSHRAJ ATMARAM Rs. 5000/- (II) smt. Meena Gola Rs. 500/- With regards Meena

NEW PRODUCT

Mike Bahreini — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:31:44 -0500

Hello, My name is Mike Bahreini and I am a graduate student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As part of the program, I have been introduced to an inventor who has a unique and patent pending product that can be used in a water disinfection system. I am interested to talk to some body at Water Health Int. to discuss the possibilty of working together. Please contact me via email Mike Bahreini, P.Eng. email:bahreim@mcmaster.ca

Treadle Pump

Cordie Siddiqui — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:16:49 -0500

Is there a distributor of treadle pumps for irrigation in the Philippines?

Great Work Done

Christo — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:23:48 -0500

I have been travelling through Africa on business a lot and have seen what happens in terms of water supply. It is sometimes scary to see what this people have to drink to stay alive. Especially to those of us conscious about filtering water. This is a great job that was done. Although still pricy, considering that some people especially in Africa have to live on less than $ 1-00 per day. Let us just hope that those with more blessing will keep on helping to get these products out there. Great Job Done. For more information on water filters in Africa go to http://www.qualitywatersofteners.com

What about franchising?

Odile — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:23:52 -0400

Arrived in Kinshasa in August, I am appalled by the lack of water available to the majority of the population of the DRC. This exchange of letters on the patent is very interesting, but leaves little hope for anything to happen here for a long time. Would Roundabout be willing to let others market this life-transforming invention under a franchise or other royalty-paying formula that protects its rights?

Mortgage in Pakistan

Tariq — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:30:20 -0400

I am an overseas pakistani and looking for mortgage in pakistan. All email addresses on IHFL OR SAIRCO doesn't seem to work including the on line web submission form on Standard Chartered and National bank of pakistan. I am quite surprise that in this era pakistani banks and mortgage comapnies still lives in previous century. I will appreciate if some one can give me details which can be use. As I am visiting pakistan in last week of aug 2007, I would appreciate if I can get these details before that. Thanks

interest in LifeStraw

annonymous — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:02:17 -0400

Let me know if your company intends to go public

PlayPumps

Kathleen — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:14:36 -0400

Hi Rob and Rob, Thank you for your interest in the PlayPump water system. We are encouraged by the great exchange of ideas posted here. PlayPumps International and its installation partner, Roundabout Outdoor, share your concerns. Regarding effectiveness and longevity, all PlayPump water system are installed with a minimum guarantee of 10 years of maintenance. We are working with a university to design a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system to quantitatively measure the impact of a PlayPump system a community. We are looking forward to sharing the results with donors and other interested groups. thanks, Kathleen

Rob. You are absolutely

Anonymous — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:15:34 -0400

Rob. You are absolutely correct when you mention that many NGOs and ODAs are not well-versed or programmed for adequate M&E. PlayPumps (and others) are building it in from the beginning not only for their own internal "audits" but also for marketing/justification purposes. I would argue that the next major wave of activity in this area of measuring impact will stem (is already in fact) from the grants/projects being undertaken by the Gates Foundation. They are systematically changing the way humanitarian projects are undertaken and evaluated. And that is a good thing, of course. If you are a potential grantee, which is basically everyone, be prepared to make this a significan activity within your organization. As for your specific question on PlayPumps, I'm hoping Kathleen from PlayPumps can provide the official answer....stay tuned.

re PlayPumps 2

Rob Katz — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:24:53 -0400

Rob: Thanks for your comment. I'm curious as to how PlayPumps monitors the effectiveness and longevity of their installations. Do you have a source for that type of data? Many BOP and development projects alike suffer from the difficulty of measuring social, environmental, and even financial impact. If PlayPump has a good model for this, I think the NextBillion community would love to hear about it. Thanks again.