UTILITIES
==CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE:
1) Introductory video
4) Water storage and distribution
5) Arrival of electricity
6) Cereal storage and grinding facility
7) Afforestation and environmental care
1) Introductory video
2) Failed water search attempt
3) Successful water search by manual drilling4) Water storage and distribution
5) Arrival of electricity
6) Cereal storage and grinding facility
7) Afforestation and environmental care
1) Introductory video
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2) Failed water search attempt
LONG SEARCH FOR WATER
A STORY OF OPTIMISM, DISAPPOINTMENTS, DETERMINATION AND FINAL SUCCESS
They started digging at the spot where water was detected, with hoe, pick and shovel
Confident water is there
It was not known exactly how deep they had to go
It took almost three months of digging
Water was found at the depth of 83 feet.
There was no rock to hinder their advance
Culverts made for well casing
The fifty needed culverts ready
Bishop Nestor Timanywa examines one of the porous culverts
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Culverts lowered down the well one by one
Accompanies culvert down well to instal it
The well was sealed: clean and cold water
Almost one year later attempt to pump water from the well shows the rate of water delivery is too low considering the consumption of the expected community.
THEREFORE, NEED OF A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF WATER!
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3) Successful water search by manual drilling
2) AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE WAY OF GETTING WATER FOUND:
DRILLING BOREHOLE BY HAND
Simple tools used
Initially, attempt close to the failed well was abandoned after boring up to 105 feet
Drilling
Prolonging the handle
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Borehole casing
Installation of the submersible pump followed
At the new site water was found fast
Joy when clearer water started to pump out
Initially, attempt close to the failed well was abandoned after boring up to 105 feet
Drilling
Prolonging the handle
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Borehole casing
Installation of the submersible pump followed
At the new site water was found fast
Joy when clearer water started to pump out
Below: One of the first four running water distribution stations
WATER STORAGE CAPACITY BY 2017
Some students of the Form IV 2017 Graduating Class in front of the newly installed water storage tanks. Lower, left is the tank and mounting stand that was donated by the Philip and Paula Steele and their family as a memorial of this class. Lower, right is the tank and corresponding part of the mounting was part of a bigger donation by Gregory S. Folley to KWAUSO,
Additional Water Storage Tank 2019
5) Arrival of electricity
But the arrival of electricity was another special landmark in the of the great story.
Year 2013
6) Cereal storage and grinding facility
Maize Milling Machine installed
The water tower was already in place
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