Water for the Village

Today we went to two places who have been changed by water and sanitation. The first was a village where Water for People helped local people put in three bore hole wells and 78 improved latrines. There are 98 households, so they have 20 more to do before this village is complete. We met some of the masons who were trained to do this work as well as the people from the village who were extremely grateful for the work we have helped them to accomplish. They village head said that since the new water supplies have been put in there have not been any cases of cholera - success! The school was pretty amazing too. There were 500 students, but only 7 teachers - what a handful. The school had improved facilities and the teachers said that since adding hygeine education and improving the facilities, absenteeism has gone way down - more success. Today we're moving from rural to peri-urban communities.
~k