Tholmosor, Thullar St.
Project Snapshot
Country: Sierra Leone
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude 8.599517
Longitude -13.190517
Impact:
Total Served: 150
Status: Completed (?)
Completion Date (or estimate): 04/06/2010
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General Information
The well rehab was at the school located in the Port Loko district of Sierra Leone. This is a new community and the team had some extra time after the hygiene training so while they were waiting for the rehab to be complete, they enjoyed some great conversations with the community. Their well was open well. The team sealed it up and installed a new afridev pump. Most people in the community earn a living through petty trading, small businesses and teaching. When the project was complete, the community established a point person to be the caretaker of the well.
Testimony from a community member
Kadiatu Sankoh, 55 year old farmer spoke with the team about the water needs for the community. “The two are very different. The pump is nice. It will keep the water pure and it will need much less work to get the water”.
Testimony
The community gathered with the team to pray around the well prior to beginning the work on both days. The Gospel was presented at the dedication as we prayed and dedicated this well and new handpump up to Papa God. Mabinty prepared a wonderful meal of rice with plasas (greens) and crab. We enjoyed some extra time with our hostess and got to hear how thankful she and the community are for this wonderful cup of water in Jesus' name!
Hygiene Teaching
There were 18 adults and 14 children who attended the hygiene training. 18 ORS (oral rehydration solution) spoons were distributed to the adults. Other topics included germs/disease transmission, proper hand washing and healthy-unhealthy communities.
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Country Details
Sierra Leone
- Population: 9.7 Million
- Lacking clean water: 47%
- Below poverty line: 70%
- Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season; winter dry season
- Languages: English, Mende, Temne, Krio
- Ethnic Groups: 20 African ethnic groups 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10%
- Life Expectancy: 48 years
- Infant Mortality Rate: 155 deaths per 1000 live births
Partner Profile
Living Water International
Nearly 20 years ago, we set out to help the church in North America be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving the poorest of the poor. 600 million people in the world live on less than $2 a day. 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water.
For all practical purposes, these statistics refer to the same people; around the world, communities are trapped in debilitating poverty because they constantly suffer from water-related diseases and parasites, and/or because they spend long stretches of their time carrying water over long distances.
In response to this need, we implement participatory, community-based water solutions in developing countries. Since we started, we’ve completed water projects for 7,000 communities in 26 countries.
It all began in 1990, when a group from Houston, Texas traveled to Kenya and saw the desperate need for clean drinking water. They returned to Houston and founded a 501(c)3 non-profit. The fledgling organization equipped and trained a team of Kenyan drillers, and LWI Kenya began operations the next year under the direction of a national board.
That pattern continues today; we train, consult, and equip local people to implement solutions in their own countries.
Remembering the life-changing nature of that first trip in 1990, we also lead hundreds of volunteers on mission trips each year, working with local communities, under the leadership of nationals, to implement water projects. It’s hard to know which lives are changed more—those “serving” or those “being served.”
Our training programs in shallow well drilling, pump repair, and hygiene education have equipped thousands of volunteers and professionals in the basics of integrated water solutions since 1997.
