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Orezone to Provide Aid to African Villages - US $100,000 program to provide clean water to villages in Burkina Faso
Orezone to Provide Aid to African Villages - US $100,000 program to provide clean water to villages in Burkina Faso.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nOTTAWA, June 29 /CNW Telbec/ - Orezone Resources Inc. (OZN:TSX, AMEX) is\npleased to announce that it has commenced a US $100,000 program to drill wells\nthat will provide a source of clean, safe drinking water for five villages in\nBurkina Faso, West Africa. The contribution being made by Orezone is part of\nthe Mining for Water Challenge which Orezone initiated last year.\nLike Live 8, the G8-targeted initiative spearheaded by Sir Bob Geldof,\nthe purpose of the Challenge is to improve the quality of life in Africa. The\nChallenge was developed by Orezone to leverage the resources of the global\nexploration and mining industry to provide access to clean, safe drinking\nwater in developing countries. The program was inspired by 14 year old Ryan\nHreljac from Kemptville, Ontario and is being run in conjunction with Ryan's\nWell Foundation. Mining for Water ( www.miningforwater.com ) has challenged\nthe global mining community, including all exploration and mining companies,\ndrilling contractors, brokers, agents, lawyers and other service providers to\nmake a difference in developing countries by either contributing financially\nto Ryan's Well Foundation or directly undertaking water related projects.\nThe $100,000 program being carried out by Orezone includes geophysical\nand hydrological surveys, well drilling, pumping equipment and funding for\nACCEDES, a BurkinabDe development organization founded by the Christian and\nMissionary Alliance Church, which will liaise with local communities and\nprovide training with respect to sanitation, hygiene and well maintenance.\nOver 6,000 people live in or near the villages where the new wells are being\ndrilled.\nRon Little, President and CEO of Orezone stated that: \"Aid to Africa has\nrecently received a great deal of publicity as the result of \"Live 8\" and debt\nforgiveness programs. Our objective is not only to publicize what the\nexploration and mining industry is already doing, but to strongly re-iterate\nour challenge to the mining community to stand up and make a difference by\nmaking a donation or initiating new water projects.\" He added that \"The five\nvillages are located near our Bondigui (\"Bondi\") project and we intend to\ninitiate more safe drinking water programs near our other properties in\nBurkina Faso as well as Mali and Niger.\"\nBurkina Faso is a sm...