The project at Ntarama has offered a wealth of opportunity. We've learned a great deal through our partnership with Water for Life - and they've shown ingenuity and resourcefulness in their application of clean water. For example, clean water for cows means more milk - which means healthier kids. Makes sense!
Water for Life shares:
"If you look straight across the hill to the other side there is a small brown square of dirt. This is a natural spring that lasts about halfway into the dry season, and is the closest water to the stables. It is about a mile round-trip- this is done twenty times each day with a thirty-liter jerry-can. (600 liters per day for the stables.) Currently three boys share the responsibility for water at the stables."
In a few short weeks - this long path will no longer be tread by these children, who will have more time for education and other activities.
Other great news is that the tank at the maternity ward building is complete, full of clean water and being used now.
Next up: washing stations for the toilets/kitchen area at the orphan village homes. Sanitation is such a crucial part of these water projects. Without the education and opportunity for sanitary conditions, clean water can only go so far to improve lives. We're trying to learn more about opportunities in this area, and listening to how we can meet these specific needs. We're learning more every day and loving it!
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