4/28/2011 ANERA News & Notes April 28, 2011

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ANERA News & Notes

An Update on ANERA Activitites
April 28, 2011

From WEST BANK

Work Starts on New Sewage Pipeline for Beit Jala Area

ANERA has signed a contract to install sewage collection pipelines for Beit Jala's Cremisan
area. The project is being implemented by ANERA under the Emergency Water and
Sanitation and Other Infrastructure (EWAS II) Program funded by the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID). The Cremisan area is the only part of Beit Jala that
is not connected to the main sewage network. Wastewater is collected in deteriorated septic
tanks which leak, causing major problems such as the contamination of drinking water, the
spread of water-borne illnesses, and environmental pollution..Read more

From GAZA

Clearing for the Future

Thanks to ANERA's plastic mulch program, some 70 workers have been hired from March to
July to remove the plastic sheeting and clean the land for planting. In 2011, the project aims
to clean an area of 2,061,000 square meters (509 acres). The expected amount of plastic to
be removed is 115 tons and 233 farmers will benefit.Read more

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Middle East. In FY 2010, the relief and development agency delivered more than $50 million of
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