Sarah-Kate and I have been working hard these past few weeks to get our water access projects started in two neighboring villages. We are collaborating with the commune and a local association to help fund and implement these projects. Building a water tower, installing many kilometers of piping and ensuring that all 18 houses in each village have a water tap are our primary objectives. After the project is complete in January we will collaborate with the local health clinic to provide health lessons to the women of the village! This is what is taking up nearly all my time recently but it's been fun, a lot of fun. The enthusiasm the villagers have is contagious.
This is the association in the village I will be working in. They are quite a fancy village with lots of nice houses. The men were super cooperative and the meeting went well, really well.
These are the women who will benefit most from this running water. As of now they have to hike about 1km down hill and the back up this HUGE hill everyday to reach this well. I can only imagine how many hours a day they carry water. Soon, they will just be able to turn the faucet.
Me and the ladies. I still can't believe they let us take this picture. The ladies are hilarious and we are going to have a blast, I just know it.
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