Recently Completed Projects
Rogbere Village Well
A well is being repaired for a community in Sierra Leone
Last Update: 01/20/2012
Latest Project Updates
01/31/2012: Well drilling complete at Bushiangale
Following on from the community education team, the drill team from Bridge Water Project have completed the drilling of the borehole and also managed to flush. This prepares the new source for test pumping, which will determine the yield of the well. Great news, as everything is progressing on schedule! ...(see the project)
01/31/2012: Drilling at Lwanda K Secondary School complete, casing underway
The team wprking at Lwanda K Secondary have completed the well drilling process and are casing the borehole. Good news! ...(see the project)
01/31/2012: Drilling started at Magale!
Bridge Water Project have mobilised equipment to the well site and started drilling! ...(see the project)
01/30/2012: Drilling underway at Igunga Girls HIgh!
We've received an update from the field - our partner in Kakamega have sent us these photos showing drilling underway at Igunga. It's great to see the team working hard and having success!We're expecting another update soon giving us the technical details, but for now this is just great news!...(see the project)
01/24/2012: Lwanda project up and running!
The project at Lwanda K Secondary is now up and running, with project staff onsite facilitating hygiene and sanitation sessions iwth the community there. We'll put more information online just as soon as we have it! ...(see the project)
01/24/2012: Bushiangale Hygiene Promotion sessions
Bridge Water Project have begun the hygiene and sanitation sessions with the staff and students at Bushiangale. ...(see the project)
01/24/2012: Igunga Community Education update
Bridge Water Project are now engaged in project activities at Igunga school. Hygiene and Sanitation are key topics that project staff are now working through with both staff and students at the school, to ensure that the project covers both hygiene and health messages as well as clean water provision. ...(see the project)
01/24/2012: Magale Community Hygiene Promotion underway
Bridge Water Project have started the process of community education at Magale. Both the children and the staff are engaged in a hygiene promotion program, including workshops and focus group discussions about key health, hygiene and sanitation themes. ...(see the project)
01/17/2012: PHAST Training complete
African Sand Dam Foundation have completed the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) community training phase of this project with Kakai Self Help Group. This aspect of the work is a new area for ASDF. Previously they have concentrated their efforts on agricultural techniques and environmental conservation work alongside their sand dams, but now that we are funding some of their work, together we have started to develop t...(see the project)
01/16/2012: Karima well pad constructed and pump functioning
IcFEM have been able to confirm to us that the well pad has been constructed and has cured, and that they have installed an Afridev handpump at the site in the past few days. This is a great step forward for the Health Centre. We are just pleased to have been able to play a role in that. From here on in, IcFEM are arranging a suitable time for the handing over ceremony - which we will then be able to show on these pages too. Of course before t...(see the project)
01/16/2012: Soysambu DEB Primary pump installed and water is flowing!
We've just received confirmation from our partner in Kenya that the concrete works have been completed, the pump installed and the children and staff at the school are now abe to use the water source. Great news! In the coming days the team will return to the school and arrange for the handing over ceremony, where the hardware will be officially handed over to the community. From this point onwards, the responsibility for the maintenance of th...(see the project)
01/16/2012: Malinda pump installed and functioning!
We are delighted to be able to bring you news that the handpump at Malinda hasd been successfully installed, and the hardware component of this project is now complete. In the coming days IcFEM will return to celebrate the handing over of this project for the community to manage (with support from IcFEM).This project has been one of a number that were started in early 2011 and suffered multiple set backs, largely due to complications we...(see the project)
