Ghana 2008

Two SAIWI members, Andie and Peggy, supported Ghana's local organization Church of Christ, to find sufficient clean water sources. In this region, fluoride and the Guinea worm were serious issues. SAIWI collaborated with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Ghana Guinea worm initiative project. This work was completed in Yendi, Ghana.

 

Data management technique

Antmills, seen here behind an active water source, were once used to locate favorable locations for drilling wells

Data management team (Left) and water quality team (Right)

Water quality sampler for wells. What a great idea!

For further water quality testing, we took samples to the national water quality testing laboratory.

Geophysics team.

After citing with geophysics techniques, we started to drill with an "old lady".

Water! Water! Water!!! Clean Water!!!

It was rewarding to see the local people gathering to get water from the recently drilled well. This confrimed the water was clean.

A mango lady.

Went to fetch the water (about 10 minutes away by driving) for cooking, washing, etc.

Water pack, not a water bottle.

Andie and kids.

Running kids.

Kids showing Peggy how to pump the water.

Kids on the water walk.

More curious kids.

Curious and happy boys.

This is the reservoir where animals and people fetch water.

A boy and the reservoir.

A beach in Accra (capital city).

Ghanaian food was really good – yam and hot sauce.

Peanut sauce and Kokonte (cassava starch).

 


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