CHEMREZ Technologies, Inc., a unit of listed manufacturing company D&L Industries, Inc., said it had launched a solar-powered potable water system in Camalig town, Albay, benefiting around 300 households.
The project was carried out in partnership with doTERRA International, LLC, which provided a “substantial financial grant,” and the Lao Foundation, Chemrez Technologies said in a statement on Friday.
It has 12 tap stands that are operated via a solar-powered pump. The community used to line up to fetch potable water from the town’s only water source, which is six kilometers within Mayon volcano’s permanent danger zone, the company said.
At the same time, the Lao Foundation offered scholarships through the technical vocational schools in the area to help deserving students. The scholars will be given job opportunities in the manufacturing facilities of the D&L Group.
The foundation also partnered with sustainable agriculture advocate organization AGREA for a “sustainable, climate change-adaptive farm-based, human-centered, technical, livelihood, and life skills training for close to 30 coconut farmers and their beneficiaries [through] BACODECO (Bantonan Community Development Cooperative).” — Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte
