fiji - the water situation here is a common problem throughout the islands. surface water is crazy polluted, and drilling wells is either expensive, or too difficult. however, a saving grace is rain water. with annual rainfall being somewhere between 70 & 120 inches (180-300cm), rain catchment and storage is a good solution. wfl spent 2 weeks training local islanders how to build rain catchment systems and water storage tanks. here are a few photos from our time there.
jeff teaching how to make tank forms
jordan helping to build the tanks foundation
kona – from it’s earliest days, water for life has been hosting training seminars at the ywam kona base, usually with the assistance of our long time friend rus alit. rus has been instrumental in helping us get on our feet and take our first baby steps. this year, we did our first seminar in kona without him, and despite his absence, it went off without a hitch. this year we trained a dozen or so missionaries in various aspects of water technology, community health education, and project development. here are a few snapshots from the past summer.
building the walls of water storage tank
preparing the lid of our water storage tank
putting the finishing touches on a water sealed toilet
switerland - our second training course offered at the scenic ywam burtigny was a success. having partnered with a humanities & science class being offered there, students from the h&s school and the seminar worked together to build pumps, toilets, tanks, and filters. here’s a little look
students get practical & hands on experience building water storage tanks
practicing the art of handsaw
rwanda - finally, we offered a training seminar at the location of our newest project. having moved to rwanda in august, nick greener and his family organized a water training course for local rwandans who would eventually become part of nicks team in rwanda. friends of ours from floresta tanzania came down to train with us and learn from appropriate technology expert rus alit. during this time, they learned how to build what nick affectionately calls “BUTTS” (Big Underground Thick Tanks). these huge tanks that store roughly 10,000 gallons (40,000 liters) are perfect for storing large quantities of rain during rwandas dry season.
each tank is connected together underground
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Just a quick reply to Tjen peng roulette about the long run. The situation here is needing to create some type of self-sustainable water source. They do not have governments that provide clean water for them as most of us in the developed world do. This has been exactly what they have needed and will continue to need into the foreseeable future. A side note here too is that we can build the tanks for less money than they can buy tanks which is great for the job market. Tanks can come in sizes from 2500 liter for a home to 40,000+ liters as you see here.
thanks for the note
Jeff