Past Projects

In May of 2019,  the Van Tap Parish of the Bac Ninh Diocese in Van Hoi Village, Tam Duong District of the Vinh Phuc Province successfully placed a Reverse Osmosis (RO) purified filtration system, installed 3 Inox tanks of 2,000 liters of water, and purchased 500 20-liter bottles.  The RO filtration equipment, with a rate of 1,000 liter per hour capacity, combines  a filtration process and water treatment by reverse osmosis to help eliminate solids, metal ions, and bacteria. Before the installation of this complex water filtration system, the residents had to buy bottled water of 20-liters for VND 12,000-15,000. The Van Tap Parish  charges what it believes is a fair price of VND 4,000-5,000 per 20-liter bottle of clean filtered water.  With over 6,500 residents living in and near the surrounding area of the Van Tap Parish of Van Hoi village, the community benefits from the water filtration system without discrimination of race or religion. Of the total VND 317,399,025 that funded this project, The Lifelong Water Project funded VND 242,386,540, or US $10,527.10 (using the exchange rate of VND 23,025.00 = US $1.00  as of February 5, 2021) to help institute this filtration system.

In March 2018, the Dong Khe Parish of the Thai Binh Diocese located in the Dong Cuong Village, Dong Hung District of the Thai Binh Province in Vietnam completed the installation of the Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification system. There are roughly 1,500 parishioners in three (3) churches with approximately 5,000 inhabitants in the Dong Cuong Village.  Prior to the installation of the filtration equipment, the villagers drew water from rivers, wells and  makeshift containers to capture rain, all of which was contaminated with insecticides, chemicals, fertilizers, and other human and natural wastes. The RO water system is a combination of water filtration and water treatment to filter suspended solids, insecticides, metals, bacteria and other contaminants.  Contaminated water flows through carbon filters and softeners which strains out the toxins.  The system is also designed to add NaOH to adjust the pH of the water.  

The project cost totaled VND 304,200,225.  Net of VND 68,838,325 in local contribution, The Lifelong Water Project donated VND 237,361,900, or approximately US $10,450 using an exchange rate of VND 22,715 = US $1.00 as of December 14, 2017.  The project included building a structure to house the water purification machine, water storage tank before purification, one purification machinery, pipes and valves, water testing kits, 3 Inox tanks to store filtered and purified water, 2 water pumps, 500 cylinders to dispense water to parishioners and village dwellers, training for system managers and oversight by Caritas Vietnam.  After the project completion, the villagers were able to purchase clean, filtered water for a rate of VND 5,000  per 20-liter bottle.  Proceeds from the sale of the water will cover maintenance of the equipment, electricity and training.