Project #:

L18-W002

Project Type:

Safe Drinking Water Supply

Project Date:

2017-07-09


The People of

John Hill Community

Bong County, Liberia

are thankful for the generous support of

Edwin & Sacha Makkinga

(Calgary, AB)

George & Connie Luyt

(Stirling, ON)
for helping supply safe water to their community

Latitude: 6.86796, Longitude: -10.36135
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A message from the community

Dear Lifewater & Sponsor, We are very grateful to you for supplying our community with a modern hand pump. We will always take good care of this well. Thank you and may God Bless You all. Your Brother's & Sisters in John Hill Community


Some community details (provided by our in-country partners)

John Hill Community is located on a hill before you get to Bong Mines' bus stop in Bong Mines, which is found in Fuamah District in Lower Bong County, Liberia. The community has a population of 725 including mainly women and children. The issue of safe drinking water was serious problem that needed to be addressed, because this community is situated on a very steep hill. A hand-dug well was dug at the bottom of the hill, and during the rainy season, the water pushed all the dirt and mud from up the hill and carried it in to the hand-dug well making the well unsafe for drinking; causing diseases like typhoid, running stomach, skin rashes. The women and children then resorted to walking 30 minutes to the community of Bassa Town to get safe drinking water from a Lifewater Well recently constructed. Our team in Liberia held a Health & Hygiene Workshop for this community on July 3,17 with 35 participants. This well was drilled as part of a cooperative NGO initiative to provide safe drinking water to all Liberian's. Thanks to ''The Last Well Inc.'' for their coordination and support!


Well Details

Well Depth: 70 ft. Turbidity: Clear
Depth of Water: 20.00 ft. Water Colour: Clear
Well Yield: 8.00 gpm Water Odour: None
Screen Length: 20.00 ft. Taste: Good
Casing Diameter: 4.00 in. Nitrate: 0.000 mg/L
Handpump: Afridev Iron: 0.000 mg/L
Developed By: Electric Pump pH: 7.000
Development Time: 4.00 hrs. Bacti Test: Negative
Disinfection: 24.00 hrs.

Safe Water pumping from New Well

Safe Water pumping from New Well

Old Water source

Old Water source

John Hill Community

John Hill Community

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Celebration of New Well

Celebration of New Well



For just over $1 you can provide a child with safe water for a year!

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