Today we were ceremonially presented with the proceeds of the CD donation campaign "Benefit Christmas Cards" by Daniela and Dirk Knauer. 1330 Euro! Many thanks to Dirk Knauer, who produced the CD, and to everyone who supported us financially by purchasing it.
Preparations are currently underway for the laying of the new main water pipeline in Adi , DR Congo: a 1000 metre long trench is being dug from the reservoir to the elevated tank. A guard house is also being built at the pumping station.
In a mission from 30.10. to 11.12. the sanitary facilities of the hospital were fundamentally improved. This included the installation of 13 washbasins in the treatment and examination rooms and connecting them to the main line.
In the community of Lwamgasa, Tanzania, we planted a tree today as a sign of future cooperation.
This week we held a one-day WASH seminar (water, sanitation and hygiene) at SAFINA in Geita, followed by a three-day seminar on water treatment with sodium hypochlorite. There were 40 participants registered for the WASH seminar and 34 for the seminar on water treatment. The rush was so great that we had to cancel many interested parties.
As of today, water is flowing again in the management of the mission hospital in Adi, Dem. Rep. Congo. The diesel engine that drives the centrifugal pump was defective. Therefore we brought original spare parts from Germany in a suitcase to Uganda and Congo.