Doing the impossible to bring clean water

25th February 2017:

This is Pwechi, which because if difficult terrain and extremely poor roads, it is very difficult to get to. However this is our third trip and the number of pumps is up to 12.
At the beginning of February a group of women came to the factory telling their story of illness and death from water borne diseases. It’s the common tale of neglect from an uncaring world.
The team visited with cement and the spider needed to fit the pump. Directions were given and with a little guidance from our builder, the villagers dug and built the well, providing bricks, sand and some small stone, and all the labour and finally  all was ready for today’s installation.

Details


District:  NKhata Bay
Area:  Pwechi
Village:  Kavauta
Distance from factory:  14 km
Depth of well:  4.2 meters
Former water source: stream
Furthest from well:  850 meters
Number served:  134 families
Preschool:  30 mins
Primary school:  30 mins
Secondary school:  60 mins

GPS
S: 11 32 46
E: 33 57 48

Contact

Capital Kavuta: 0888756263

Donor

The Little Food Inn, Pompton Plains, NJ, USA
 
Pump Number
 
1796