The site was picked one week prior to drilling. Ruhango District Engineer, LWI staff, and village leaders participated in the selection process. The site was selected to help the community access clean water because they have had no reliable safe water source. The local leaders played a major role in the success of this project. The LWI’s Sustainability Coordinator, together with District Engineer and local leadership encouraged the community to contribute towards the completion of this project. They have discussed how the community can make a contribution to prepare the road to access the selected site. The local leader (cell executive secretary) released a plot of land for the well location. After much discussion, the local leaders mobilized the community to prepare the road and make it possible for the drilling machine to reach the site. LWI staff has provided orientation for the community on how to establish a water user committee for better management of the well. The community members are willing to establish a water user committee. The community has not signed an MoU to upgrade this well into submersible pump, because the community has no electricity yet. At the end of the training, the village leader greatly appreciated Living Water interventions that enabled the community to access clean water. The community was appreciated as well for effective participation to make the road and give access to the pump.
We are excited to report that the community of Buhoro, Rwanda has a new source of safe, clean water. We just posted a report from the field including GPS coordinates, pictures, and information about the community.
Thank you for this water. I have no words to express. The previous water sources were a swamp and a spring, but the water quality from those sources was very poor.