Fiji

During the summer of 2007, there was an outbreak of typhoid fever in the Fijian villages of Buca, Vunikura, and Loa. This outbreak has been attributed to villagers using a contaminated water supply. This water supply has tested positive for the bacterium that causes typhoid, as well as for E. coli and other harmful bacteria strains.

The goal of this project is to provide safe drinking water to these three villages.

The team recently returned from an initial site assessment trip (July 4 - August 1, 2009), where water quality testing, a community health survey, and initial outreach to the partner NGO and the villages was completed. The team will analyze this data and conduct an assessment trip sometime early next year.