Dear Ron and group, In the Bolivian case, as you tell, same for other poor areas in the world, where there are persons like you and your wife capable in making and advicing directly in application of reliable and cheap equipment for aid the rural people with so many needs, ram pumps are nice solutions indeed. No other idea that going ahead. Kind regards,
Carlos -------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "davis ron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: [microhydro] Why Ram Pumps? > May 25, 05 > > > Dear Group, > > We began developing our ram pump design about 15 years > ago in anticipation of the inevitable time when the > seemingly endless tide of immigration from the rural > areas of Bolivia to the city comes to a halt, and > these people, who have been lured or forced off their > land, require the means to return. > That time may have come. > We have nearly a million formerly rural indigenous > people living on the barren, 4000 meter high plain > above La Paz, called simply "El Alto". El Alto is a > vast, unpaved village; a product of $5 a barrel oil, > forced loans, and the cheap U.S. supplied "food aid" > that effectively undermined rural production of basic > foodstuffs, > such as wheat. When my wife and I came to Bolivia in > 1973, El Alto did not exist! > Now we have $50 a barrel oil. The low-paid, unskilled > jobs are fast disappearing. > Who is going to feed these people, and what is going > to become of them? > Yesterday I was tear gassed downtown in our > Artesania Sorata textile art shop. Many tourists were > gassed. A flying gas canister injured our accountant. > Tens of thousands of protesters from El Alto had > marched down from above the city to attack the > government offices. They are demanding that Bolivia > reclaim the gas and petroleum that corrupt politicians > have given to foreign multinationals over the years. > This may be the last major natural resource in the > Americas over which the indigenous people still > maintain some control. > There is no question that ram pumps are a practical > way to help make it possible for these people to > successfully return to the countryside by making new > home and garden sites available for them. > The question is how to do it? > We have developed an efficient, high quality ram pump > that can be produced in small local metal working > shops using locally available materials. Waterpower is > the only "natural energy" resource for which machines > can be locally produced. > > Any ideas? > > All the best, > Ron Davis, > La Paz, Bolivia, www.watermotor.net > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at > http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of > charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! > > NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who > provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not > endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. > > More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net > > To unsubscribe: send empty message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/RzSHvD/UOnJAA/79vVAA/FGYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
