Rehabilitation of 15 boreholes and monitoring of underground water in Tunisia
Dropstone was providing backstopping support during more than five years to a clean drinking water programme financed by the Swiss Government in Tunisia, Kasserine governorate. It provided management and engineering support for a team of engineers in charge of the rehabilitation of 15 production, storage and distribution systems, from 2013 until 2017. The project team […]
Access to Upper Gorkha and Manaslu again possible!
The cantilever bridge has been finalised in 2015. It is again possible to walk all the way up to the Upper Gorkha district, on foot or with mules, for the first time since the earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015. This is a relief for the local people and also the trekkers that can now […]
Water is running in Ouled Ahmed, Tunisia
This boy enjoys fresh drinking water provided directly at his home and delivered by the newly rehabilitated water supply system in his village of rural Tunisia, Kasserine Governorate. This work is done by the Government of Tunisia with the support of Swiss Development Cooperation. Here is the newly erected and built elevated water tank, which […]
Water supply systems rehabilitation in Ecuador
Dropstone has provided technical and managerial support to the Ecuadorian Red Cross, which is implementing a water supply project financed by the Swiss Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Our Senior Hydrogeologist travelled several times to the Western Coast of the country, in the area severely affected by […]