{"id":1485,"date":"2013-11-22T16:40:47","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T15:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.restaurants-sans-frontieres.org\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2013-11-22T16:40:47","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T15:40:47","slug":"unite-depuration-eau-cambodge-1001fontaines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refonte2026.restaurants-sans-frontieres.org\/index.php\/2013\/11\/22\/unite-depuration-eau-cambodge-1001fontaines\/","title":{"rendered":"Visite d’une station d’\u00e9puration d’eau au Cambodge – Oct. 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

L’EAU POTABLE, INDISPENSABLE\u00a0SOURCE\u00a0DE SANTE
\nDRINKING WATER, THE ESSENTIAL SOURCE OF\u00a0HEALTH<\/p>\n

Phnom Penh, lundi 28 octobre 2013, 8 h du matin. Rendez-vous au bureau de 1001 Fontaines<\/a> –\u00a0Teuk Saat, partenaire de Restaurants Sans Fronti\u00e8res\u00a0depuis 2012. Apr\u00e8s un briefing du Directeur M. Sokha Ouk (Partnership Development Director) nous allons prendre la direction du nord-est de la capitale vers la province\u00a0de Kampong Cham, dans le district de Srey Santhor\u00a0au village de\u00a0Prek Por o\u00f9 se situe la toute derni\u00e8re station d’\u00e9puration d’eau, inaugur\u00e9e un mois auparavant, le 13 septembre dernier<\/p>\n

Phnom Penh, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, 8 am. Appointment at the 1001 Fontaines – Teuk Saat office, a\u00a0Restaurants Without Borders’\u00a0partner since 2012. After a briefing by the Director Mr. Sokha Ouk (Partnership Development Director) we will head towards the northeast of the capital city to the province of Kampong Cham, Srey Santhor district,\u00a0Prek Por village where is located the latest water treatment station, which opened a month ago, on September 13<\/p>\n

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A bord d’un 4×4 fonctionnel, charg\u00e9 de bonbonnes d’eau vides<\/p>\n

Aboard a functional 4×4, loaded with empty 20 liter\u00a0water bottles<\/p>\n

\"2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

La route est en travaux, poussi\u00e9reuse, chaotique et semble interminable\u2026<\/p>\n

The road is under construction, dusty, chaotic and seemingly endless …<\/p>\n

\"3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Le village de\u00a0Prek Por\u00a0n’apparait pas sur la carte ci-dessous, car il est vraiment tr\u00e8s petit, mais il se situe quelque part entre les deux marques, au bord du M\u00e9kong<\/p>\n

The village of Prek Por does not appear on the map below, as it is very small, but it is located somewhere between the two marks, along the Mekong\u00a0River<\/p>\n

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Et la route se termine en un chemin \u00e9troit et boueux, d\u00fb \u00e0 la proximit\u00e9 du M\u00e9kong et de la fin de la saison des pluies qui laisse des zones inond\u00e9es toute l’ann\u00e9e. Le 4×4 est indispensable<\/p>\n

And the road ends in a narrow, muddy path, due to the proximity of the Mekong River and the end of the rainy season which leaves flooded areas throughout the year. 4×4 is mandatory<\/p>\n

\"4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Arriv\u00e9e sur le site de la station d’\u00e9puration<\/p>\n

Arrival on the site of the water treatment station<\/p>\n

\"5\"<\/a><\/p>\n

La remorque pour les livraisons, avec les logos des partenaires et la marque de l’eau produite ici, O-we (pour Our Water) qui vient d’obtenir sa licence d’exploitation du Minist\u00e8re du Commerce du Cambodge et trois mots sur la droite qui signifient S\u00e9curit\u00e9, Proximit\u00e9 et Sant\u00e9<\/p>\n

The trailer for deliveries, with partners\u00a0logos and the \u00a0O-We brand name or trademark of the drinking wate that is produced here, which have just obtained the license from the Ministry of\u00a0Commerce\u00a0of Cambodia. O-we means Our Water and three words on the right side,\u00a0Safety, Proximity and Health<\/p>\n

\"6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Le local pour les briefings, la formation des \u00e9quipes, l’information de la population<\/p>\n

The open air room for briefings, team\u00a0training, public information<\/p>\n

\"10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Il est bien gard\u00e9<\/p>\n

Friendly watch dog<\/p>\n

\"11\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sokha Ouk\u2026<\/p>\n

\"12\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2026 qui me fait une d\u00e9monstration du fonctionnement du \u00ab\u00a0motor-trailer\u00a0\u00bb (Ko Yun en Khmer), le seul v\u00e9hicule capable de transporter les lourdes bonbonnes d’eau dans les chemins du village sans s’embourber<\/p>\n

…who makes me a demonstration of how the motor-trailer (Ko Yun in Khmer) works, the only vehicle capable of carrying heavy water bottles through the paths of the village without getting bogged down<\/p>\n

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Et voil\u00e0 le b\u00e2timent, flambant neuf, qui abrite la station de purification<\/p>\n

And now the brand new\u00a0building which houses the depuration\u00a0unit<\/p>\n

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La r\u00e9serve de bonbonnes et le premier membre de l’\u00e9quipe locale qui arrive. L’unit\u00e9 va \u00eatre mise en route pour que j’observe son fonctionnement<\/p>\n

Stock of bottles and arrival of the first member of the local team. The unit will be started so that I can figure out how it operates<\/p>\n

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Le local o\u00f9 arrive l’eau pomp\u00e9e directement dans\u00a0le M\u00e9kong \u00e0 quelques dizaines de m\u00e8tres, mais au bord duquel je n’ai pas pu me rendre pour cause d’herbes sauvages, d’eau, de vase et autre obstacle \u00e0 \u00e9viter. Cela commence par deux grosses cuves de \u00a0d\u00e9cantation pour supprimer la boue et les grosses impuret\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

The place where the water pumped directly into the Mekong River a few yards away. However, I could not walk to the edge of the river due to weeds, water, mud and other obstacles to be avoided. The process starts with two large settling tanks in order to remove mud and coarse debris.<\/p>\n

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L’eau passe ensuite dans diff\u00e9rentes cuves plus petites, chacune ayant une fonction bien pr\u00e9cise<\/p>\n

Then the water goes through various smaller tanks, each of them has a specific function<\/p>\n

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Encore bien jaune \u00e0 ce stade<\/p>\n

Yet yellow colored at this stage<\/p>\n

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Elle se clarifie et purifie \u00e0 chaque filtrage<\/p>\n

It gets more clear and pure filter after filter<\/p>\n

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Puis l’eau arrive, sur la gauche, dans \u00ab\u00a0l’armoire magique\u00a0\u00bb (c’est moi qui la nomme ainsi). Elle passe dans les derniers filtres puis monte dans la canalisation dans le tube argent\u00e9 pour \u00eatre bombard\u00e9e de rayons UV, la phase finale de sa purification<\/p>\n

Then the water comes from the left hand side into the \u00ab\u00a0magic cabinet\u00a0\u00bb (I call it so).\u00a0It goes through the ultimate filters, then into the pipe up to the silver tube in order to be bombarded with UV rays, the final stage of purification<\/p>\n

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Ensuite, il n’y a plus qu’\u00e0 remplir les bonbonnes de 20 litres<\/p>\n

Afterwards, one has just to fill in the 20 liter bottles<\/p>\n

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Les consignes d’hygi\u00e8ne sont bien en vue et respect\u00e9es<\/p>\n

Hygiene instructions are mandatory and well in sight<\/p>\n

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Une fois remplie, la bonbonne…<\/p>\n

Once it’s full, the bottle…<\/p>\n

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\u2026 est opercul\u00e9e avec un petit film transparent sur lequel est marqu\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0eau potable\u00a0\u00bb. Le consommateur doit \u00f4ter la petite capsule blanche sur le bouchon afin que l’air puisse entrer pour permettre \u00e0 l’eau de la bonbonne de couler par le robinet situ\u00e9 \u00e0 sa base<\/p>\n

\u2026 is sealed with a thin film which says\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0drinking water\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0The enduser must tear off the \u00a0 \u00a0white little\u00a0device on the cap so that the air can enter into the bottle to allow water flowing through the tap located at the base<\/p>\n

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\u00a0L’opercule est serti \u00e0 l’eau bouillante<\/p>\n

The seal film is fixed to the cap with boiling water<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9gustation : j’ai bu l’eau du M\u00e9kong ! Et je me porte tr\u00e8s bien \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Tasting time: I did drink water from the Mekong River! And I feel very well ever since \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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La production cesse car la r\u00e9serve de bonbonnes est suffisante<\/p>\n

Production is shut down because the stock of bottles is sufficient<\/p>\n

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Maintenant, chargement de la remorque : 600 kg<\/p>\n

Now, loading of the trailer: 600 kilos<\/p>\n

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Et d\u00e9part pour une tourn\u00e9e<\/p>\n

And let’s start the delivery<\/p>\n

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Mais, avant de partir, la chef de la commune de Prek Por tient \u00e0 cueillir et nous offrir des mangues de cet arbre<\/p>\n

But before leaving, the\u00a0commune chief of Prek Por commune\u00a0wants to pick up and give us mangoes from this tree<\/p>\n

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Nous quittons la station en passant sous le portique et suivons les deux jeunes gens au d\u00e9but de leur tourn\u00e9e dans le village<\/p>\n

We leave the station, driving through the entrance and follow the two young men at the beginning of their tour in the village<\/p>\n

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Premi\u00e8re cliente : une jeune maman dont le b\u00e9b\u00e9 ne sait plus ce que sont diarrh\u00e9es ou vomissements<\/p>\n

First customer: a young mother whose baby doesn’t know anymore what diarrhea or vomiting\u00a0are<\/p>\n

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Et reprise de la bonbonne vide, consign\u00e9e<\/p>\n

And return of the empty bottle that is\u00a0subject to a deposit<\/p>\n

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Deuxi\u00e8me cliente, une commer\u00e7ante qui vend quelques aliments de production locale<\/p>\n

Second customer, a lady who sells some locally produced food<\/p>\n

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Troisi\u00e8me livraison \u00e0 une autre commer\u00e7ante. Son local est plus grand : elle stocke diff\u00e9rentes boissons dont quelques bonbonnes d’eau 1001 Fontaines pour d\u00e9panner les habitants qui auraient oubli\u00e9 de passer commande \u00e0 la station ou lorsque celle-ci est ferm\u00e9e<\/p>\n

Third delivery to another grocer. Her store is larger: she has a stock of various beverages and a few 1001 Fontaines bottles in order to provide them to the people who forgot to pass an order to the station or when it is closed<\/p>\n

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Voil\u00e0, la tourn\u00e9e va continuer sans nous. Bravo, merci et au-revoir \u00e0 ces deux jeunes gens<\/p>\n

Here we are, the tour will continue without us. Congratulation, thank you and goodbye to these two young men<\/p>\n

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Avant l’installation d’une station de traitement d’eau comme celle-ci la population – pauvre ou tr\u00e8s pauvre – de ces villages perdus, n’avait d’autre solution que de \u00ab\u00a0boire l’eau de la marre\u00a0\u00bb pour reprendre l’expression utilis\u00e9e par 1001 Fontaines\u00a0ou de l’eau de pluie recueillie dans des citernes insalubres. Il faut savoir que l’eau du M\u00e9kong contient, entre autre \u00e9l\u00e9ment nocif pour la sant\u00e9, de l’arsenic, sans doute \u00e0 cause des infiltrations et \u00e9coulements lors des grandes pluies tropicales. Une fois trait\u00e9e dans l’unit\u00e9 de filtration, plus aucune trace !<\/p>\n

Quelques chiffres pour terminer : ouverte depuis un mois, l’unit\u00e9 de\u00a0Prek Por dessert trois villages alentour sur un total de douze avec une population de 3 770 familles, une famille comptant cinq personnes en moyenne. Elle distribue 700 bonbonnes \u00e0 d\u00e9j\u00e0 20% de la population. Chaque bonbonne est vendue 1 200 Riels, soit 0,22 \u20ac (1 centime d’Euro par litre), une somme qui peut para\u00eetre symbolique vue d’Europe mais qui donne une valeur \u00e0 un produit vital<\/p>\n

L’unit\u00e9 est organis\u00e9e en micro entreprise dont le responsable est un villageois qui a eu recours au micro cr\u00e9dit et qui, dans un an ou deux, exercera son m\u00e9tier de fa\u00e7on autonome<\/p>\n

Restaurants Sans Fronti\u00e8res est heureuse de contribuer, m\u00eame modestement, \u00e0 cette source d’am\u00e9lioration de la vie pour la population cambodgienne la plus d\u00e9munie<\/p>\n

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Before installing a water treatment unit, people – poor or very poor – in those remote villages, had no alternative but to \u00ab\u00a0drink water from the pond\u00a0\u00bb (that’s the words used\u00a0by 1001 Fontaines) or rainwater\u00a0collected in unhealthy\u00a0tanks. You should know that the water of the Mekong River contains arsenic\u00a0among other harmful elements, probably due to infiltration and runoff waters during major tropical rains. Once it has been treated in the filtration unit, no trace of anything!<\/p>\n

Some figures to finish up: Open last month, the Prek Por station delivers three surrounding villages out of a total of twelve with a population of 3,770 families (a family counts five people on the average). It delivers 700 bottles to about 20 % of the population. Each bottle is sold 1,200 Riels, that is $ 0.30 (1,5 cent per liter), a nominal fee that may look symbolic from the US or Europe but that adds value to a vital\u00a0product<\/p>\n

The unit is organized in micro enterprise whose manager is a villager who had recourse to micro-credit and, in a year or two, will manage the station as an independent businessman<\/p>\n

Restaurants Without Borders is pleased to contribute, even though modestly, to such sources of improvement of life for the Cambodian people who are the most in need<\/p>\n

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Un grand merci \u00e0 Nicole Carniel, l’une des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles de 1001 Fontaines en France, qui a pr\u00e9par\u00e9 ma visite et \u00e0 Sokha Ouk pour son anglais parfait, sa connaissance de son m\u00e9tier, sa disponibilit\u00e9, sa gentillesse. Merci \u00e0 toute l’\u00e9quipe de la station de Prek Por\u00a0pour la d\u00e9monstration et merci au chauffeur\u00a0du 4×4,\u00a0Darith Sok, pour sa bonne conduite sur des routes infernales. Merci \u00e0 toutes et tous pour ces moments inoubliables<\/p>\n

A big thank you to Nicole Carniel, volunteer at\u00a0the 1001 Fontaines office in France, who prepared my visit and to Sokha Ouk for his perfect English, his knowledge of his job, his availability, his kindness. Thank you to the whole team of the Prek Por\u00a0station for the demonstration and thank you also to Darith Sok,\u00a0the driver of the 4×4, for his fine driving on infernal roads. Thank you all for these unforgettable moments<\/p>\n

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Thierry Poupard,\u00a0Superviseur des Projets & Community Manager de RSF \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Join \/Rejoignez RSF on\/sur\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n

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