Following the tsunami it was imperative to ensure Maldivians had continued access to clean water. Damage caused by the disaster contaminated existing wells with sea water leaving people without reliable access to drinking water, in response the community asked Maldives Aid to provide them with a desalination plant. Funding was channelled to the project which was initially constructed by local volunteers, Maldives Aid provide any supervision or consultancy work requested. Static, a Male’ based company, will assume responsibility for the installation of equipment and training of staff. By fundraising to support this project Maldives Aid is helping the local community to revive its economy and ensure future sustainability.

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The plant house is completed!

The plant house is being completed in the island of Filadhoo. The people will soon have fresh taps of water all around the village. Static, the company providing the desalinisation plant will soon train two people from Filadhoo for the maintenance of the plant. Static will also install the plant and the pipelines.

   Builders from the island   community working hard to complete the plant house.

  Front view of the plant house

The first brick of the Maldives Aid desalinisation plant is laid in Filadhoo!

Maldives Aid and the island community of Filadhoo had a ceremony to celebrate the start of the desalinisation plant project. The Island chief and Maldives Aid coordinator laid the first bricks of the building that will hold the plant.   Static, the company providing the desalinisation plant, will install the plant once the plant house has been completed.  A Static technician was present at the ceremony.  The community of Filadhoo attended the ceremony.   It is hoped within two months the  people of Filadhoo will have fresh drinking water.

The island chief gave a moving speech followed by the Maldives Aid coordinator Ms Mariyam Seena who spoke on behalf of all donors and the Maldives Aid volunteers.

Filadhoo Island Chief lays foundation brick followed by Maldives Aid coordinator Mariyam:

Maldives Aid coordinator gives speech: