Services
Your donations at work!
Ending the 6 hour Walk For Water Consists of:
Identifying a spot in the village to drill the borehole
Testing the water for harmful levels of minerals
Drilling up to 200 meters below the earths surface
Installing a hose down to the water level
Connecting a solar powered water pump to the hose
Installing solar panels for continuous flow of power to the water pump
Building a platform to support two 8-10k liter water storage tanks
Installing two 8-10k liter water storage tanks
VIDEOS
Before the Borehole and water storage tanks, villagers lined up containers awaiting the water truck and were charged 50 GHS cedis
The spot to drill the borehole in the village is identified
The borehole drilling truck has arrived
The drilling has begun. Huge medals pipes will drill down as deep as necessary until water is reached
The electric water pump is installed. For future projects a solar powered water pump will be installed to remove the necessity of electricity for operation
Water is freely flowing from via the pump through the hose
The drilling commences until water spews from the borehole
Pump in full operation. The life of an electric pump is up to 24 months
Constructing the platform for the water storage tanks
Constructing platform for the water storage tanks
Platform complete - Beautiful craftsmanship
8000-liters Water storage tanks enroute to the village
Water Commissioning Ceremony
Janikura Village Water Commissioning Celebration
Larabanga villageWater Commissioning Celebration
Larabanga villagers enjoying water in the village to wash, cook and clean
The village children have fresh water for bathing and cleaning
PHOTOS
A water meter locator is used to determine the depth of the drilling.
It can be 100+ meters below the earths surface.
The blue areas signify the presence of water
The water is tested for the level of mineral deposits
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