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Project Type:  Well Rehab

Program: Well Rehab - Sierra Leone

Impact: 500 Served

Project Phase: 
Community Managed
Implementing Partner Monitoring Data Unavailable
Initial Installation: Dec 2012

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Community Profile

Upon completion of the project, our partner in the field reports...

A LWI Sierra Leone team member commented, "The place where the community had to fetch water was simply disgusting. It was an open stream with spirogyra and small frogs, and people used the same location to wash clothes and to collect water for household use. The impact of digging a new well was therefore tremendous. We never felt such happiness from a community before, and they showed their appreciation by cooking for all of the workmen and giving us live chickens to take with us." During the team’s stay, community members assisted with the water project whenever possible, provided any materials they had available and guarded the team’s equipment during the night. Most community members small scale farm to earn a living and others petty trade or teach at the nearby school. Before leaving the community, the team provided community member, Mohamed Jagitay, with a LWI Sierra Leone contact number in case their well were to fall into disrepair, become subject to vandalism or theft.

The LWI Sierra Leone team had an opportunity to meet with forty-four year old community member and businessman, Mariama Hindowa, who stated, "The old source has small frogs under the water and it is very close to the stream. The new source will help us to be free from sickness."

During the hygiene education, the LWI Sierra Leone team addresses: Hand washing, how to properly transport and store water, disease transmission and prevention, how to maintain proper care of the pump, as well as signs and symptoms of dehydration and how to make Oral Rehydration Solution. All of these lessons are taught in a participatory method to help community members discover ways to improve their hygiene and sanitation choices, and implement community driven solutions.

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Well rehabilitation is one of the most cost effective ways to bring clean, safe water to a community.  Sometimes it involves fixing a broken hand pump, other times it means sealing a hand dug well to prevent it from being contaminated.  These repairs, and often time total replacements, coupled with sanitation and hygiene training make a huge impact in communities.