About the Appropriate Technology Consortium (ATC)
Established in 1997, the Appropriate Technology Consortium (ATC) is a cooperative effort of Israeli, Palestinian, and Egyptian NGOs, research scientists, consultants, and municipalities to establish low-cost, efficient, and replicable wastewater treatment and reuse systems in rural areas of the Middle East.
Major activities include:
- The establishment of a wastewater treatment system pilot site in Sakhnin, Israel;
- The establishment of a wastewater reuse, or irrigation, system pilot site in Sadat City, Egypt;
- The establishment of a full-scale wastewater treatment and irrigation system in Beny Zaid, West Bank; Training programs for municipalities and farmers on wastewater reuse in irrigation;
- Public awareness raising programs on the benefits of wastewater treatment and reuse;
- The establishment of regional resource centers in Israel, the West Bank and Egypt to provide information, educational programs, and consultancy services on wastewater treatment and reuse.
ATC's four-year project, entitled, "Appropriate Technology for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Rural Middle East Areas," is partially funded by a $2 million grant from USAID’s Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC) program. The Galilee Society, as Project Coordinator, is the first Palestinian Arab NGO in Israel to receive direct USAID funding.
The USAID has provided funding for a two year extension of this project (2003-2005).
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