After a long hard year fraught with challenges, we are thrilled to report that the water project has finally been completed. In September the homes were connected to the water reticulation system. Voila! There was water in the taps! The children could bath without first fetching and carrying water, and Ma’s could use the washing machines. No more carrying of buckets of water every day!
The changeover has not been without problems. When it’s so easy to simply turn on a tap, one doesn’t realize how much water is being used and the borehole can only supply a limited amount of water. The water holding tank still needs to be topped up with municipal water on a regular basis.
A big THANK YOU to Rotary International! We are extremely grateful to Rotary for making this project a reality and helping the village to be a bit more water independent. We are looking forward to the “official commissioning” of the water project early next year. Watch this space!