The community of Akid continues to
work hard on the project. We have now completed the water tank, but are still
struggling to finish up the filter. Everything seems to take longer than
expected. Like, a lot longer. But it’s going, that’s the good news. Everyday I
walk up to the village (it’s about an hour and a half from my house) to oversee
the work and help motivate the people there. They are always encouraged to see
me. The men have been learning how to mix concrete, how to do the formwork for
the structures, and how to pour the concrete.
The women are typically
responsible for the transportation of materials to the site. They use the
baskets they use on their farms to carry stones, sand, and water to the site so
the men can mix the concrete.
Together, they all dig pipeline. Work is going to
have to start moving a bit faster if we expect to finish in time for rainy
season, but I expect it to happen! The engineer has returned home for a bit and
won’t be around again until July, so we have the rest of June to finish things
up. When he does come back, he will connect the pipes and do the finishing
touches, and hopefully we’ll have a functional water system then!
No comments:
Post a Comment