In the past, people only had one old borehole here. It was far out, outside the village. It was difficult to use, and it took a lot of effort to lower bucket after bucket down. "As a result, there were long queues and you had to wait a long time," says Nyala. One day, the borehole was broken. Nobody knew how to make it work again. Nyala and the other inhabitants of the village could only fetch water from the nearby river.
Thanks to the new wells, the families in the village have clean drinking water again
"The water was dirty, cloudy and didn't taste good," reports Nyala. "A short time later, we were all sick. Many of us had diarrhea and skin rashes. The water was not fit for consumption," she recalls.
Thanks to humedica's support, the village now has clean water
Thanks to support from humedica, this is now a thing of the past. Together with a local partner organization, a well was built right next to the school. It is powered by solar energy and has five taps. A well committee is tasked with ensuring that the well works in the long term. It is made up of trained residents of the village.
Nyala is delighted: "No more long queues, fetching water is much easier now." And the schoolchildren are happy too. They can now quickly go to the fountain during the break and get a drink.
Water is not only important for drinking, but also for maintaining hygiene.
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