The Most Special Christmas Gift

Christmas is considered a moment of gathering and meeting of extended families. Christmas is also the best time to look forward to the most beautiful gifts such as new clothes, pants or shoes and so on. Unlike most people, Gomes Ampa (40), a resident of Asmat Regency, Papua received a special gift at Christmas last December 2020.

The gift Gomes received was different from what most people expected at the end of 2020. He is grateful to get a unit of PAH (Rainwater Storage) provided by Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) supported by PT Talu Investama.

The PAH was given to Gomes as well as to every household in the Asmat Regency area, as an appreciation to the head of the family who commits to building a toilet independently. For family heads who have built a toilet and use it, WVI provides a unit of PAH to support a clean and healthy lifestyle in family life.

"I am very grateful to have received water from WVI. Thank you to PT Talu for supporting us to have the water tank. This is a Christmas great present for us as a family,” said Gomes.

Apart from Gomes, there is also Beatus Kami also gets PAH facilities for his family.

"I will take care of this water storage well. We used to walk far to get water for cooking or bathing, but now we have our water tank,” Beatus explained.

After the outbreak and malnutrition that occurred in Asmat, WVI is still moving forward for the people in Asmat Regency. Various health, sanitation, and nutrition programs become the focus of WVI in assisting the Asmat community.
 

Written by: Solfrianus Dasman, Health Officer of Asmat Program Area Wahana Visi Indonesia