Yesterday we changed the order of the filter pipes, today it showed that the work was worth it. It took us 1.5 days, but now about 5,100 litres of water are available for the pupils of the Nursery and Primary School.
The people living around the school will also benefit. The long walks to fetch water will soon be history: on Monday, the hand pump will be inaugurated.
Yesterday we started the drilling work at the Nursery and Primary School in Adyangowe. In the evening everything was ready. But then came the surprise: hardly any water came out of the borehole - even though there was a lot of water during the drilling work.
After some consideration, we came to the conclusion that the filter pipes were not optimally arranged. So we took all the pipes and the gravel out of the borehole again. Then the pipes were reinstalled in a different order.
Today we started drilling at Adyangowe Nursery & Primary School. There are about 180 pupils at the school. The school is located in the former rebel area of the LRA (Lord Resistance Army).
Until today, the pupils have to fetch water with jerry cans from a distance of about 1.6 km. The water is heavily polluted and the journey is arduous. About 50 children are absent each week because they are sick. Other children are tired after fetching water and cannot concentrate in class.
Today's start of the drilling work marks the beginning of a better future.
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Since noon today, the village of Shikunga in Weskenia has a hand pump. After ten days of construction, the time has finally come: no one has to fetch water from the distant river, which also had no water during the dry season. The hand pump is located on the grounds of the Shikunga Anglican Church. It is accessible to everyone free of charge.
Especially for children and women, this is a great relief. The children can go to school regularly and the women have more time for housework and can also cook more than one meal for their family.
Thank you very much for your support. We will be happy if you help us to provide even more people with clean water.
Today we reached a depth of 54 metres.
The soil formations were a real challenge for the team when drilling.
From a depth of 42 metres, sand was present and made it necessary to switch from air-drilling to mud-drilling. With a lot of tact and experience, the drilling team reached a depth of 54 metres and installed the permanent casing and filter gravel.
We are now close to the completion of the well.
Today we started the well drilling at Shikunga ACK. We started drilling at 11am. When we reached a depth of 21m, the service casing slipped down a bit. All 7 drill rods had to be taken out again and the bottom fixed at the top. Around 2.05pm we continued until we reached 42m depth at 3pm. The ground there is very soft and collapses. We would have to stop for today. A polymer solution has been ordered for tomorrow to stabilise the borehole wall.
Shikunga ACK is getting a hand pump installed at their site.