Water Well Journal
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seeker account and access it. The NGWA Career Center has been enhanced with new features to help connect members with new employment opportunities. Employers and recruiters now have access to your special- ized niche. Among other things, employers and recruiters can view resumes, post jobs, and create an employer account and access it. Make use of the NGWA Career Center to meet all of your needs in today's job market. Foundation Awards Grants to Water Well and Training Projects in Developing Nations The National Ground Water Research and Educational Founda- tion awarded a total of $35,000 to five applicants for groundwater supply and education and training projects in developing nations. NGWREF's Developing Nations Fund provides dollar-for- dollar matching grants for qualified projects in low-income, developing, or third-world nations as defined by The World Bank or some other equivalent international body, such as the United Nations. Following are the grant awards: • Good Neighbor Network, $4300, to construct a water well for Thule Village in the Southeast African nation of Malawi. The nearest well is 3.7 miles from the village, and the burden typically falls on women and girls to obtain the water. • Northern Illinois Research Foundation, $5000, to con- duct two weeks of education and hands-on training to stu- dents, faculty, and professionals in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar on groundwater development, well construction, wellhead protection, and groundwater quality and quantity sampling. • Rosshirt Water for Africa, $8000, for repair and mainte- nance of 10 wells in the Southeast African nation of Zimbabwe. • Skat Foundation, $10,000, for development of a short ani- mated film on water well design and construction quality. The film will reach a broad audience, particularly decision makers and advisers in non-governmental organizations, governments, and donors. • Water for Life, $7700, to install a well to serve 400 people in a remote village in the Central American nation of Guatemala. For more information about NGWREF's Developing Na- tions Fund, contact Rachel Geddes at rgeddes@ngwa.org, or (800) 551-7379, ext. 504. 18 December 2015 WWJ waterwelljournal.com THE LOG from page 17