‘I look everywhere on Biak to see if there is water coming out of the tap’

He returned on Thursday from his annual visit to the island of Biak. With a good feeling, he said in the Radio Drenthe program Cassata. He does small projects there, but also visits the water company that the WMD once set up there every year. His son Mark sees that there is water everywhere in the city, so it wasn’t all for nothing. He does not want to judge the money it cost. He considers it a successful project from a humanitarian point of view.

“I went to the water company with my father. The staff is motivated and goes out every day,” he says. “You see all over the city that there is water and people are paying for it too – because the water is flowing.” He sees a lot of improvement compared to the stories his father used to tell.

Weggemans continues to support the inhabitants of Biak. “They are very nice, dear people. They don’t just let you down, you don’t.” He now supports small-scale projects, but also visits the water company every year. “I check the city, everywhere I walk, to see if there is water coming out of the tap.”

If you want to know more about Weggemans’ journey, you can: the blog see.

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