The water project at St. Paul's Emulakah Secondary School actually began over a year ago. The initial site survey indicated that over 680 students at this school relied on water from a very shallow, and unreliable hand dug well.
The original drilling crew started this project and quickly encountered hard rocky formations that made it nearly impossible for their smaller rig to break through. The relatively shallow well they left in place was simply not adequate.
The team revisited the site recently to reassess the situation and work to improve the project.
They were able to contract with a much more powerful drill rig and we have re-invested the time and expense needed to properly finish this project. It ended up costing more than we'd like, but will be worth it in the long run.
The construction preceded the community training on this project, so though it is marked complete as of 9/8/2010, the team is still conducting community development and hygiene and sanitation training. We'll have pictures of that soon.
Update
9/12/2010 - Community Education Pictures Added