Angwan EWCA

FCT Zone, Nigeria

are thankful for the generous support of

Emily Huor

(Ottawa, ON)

Peter & Margaret Kingma

(Guelph, ON)

for helping rehabilitate their broken handpump and reestablish their access to safe water

Latitude: 8.91997, Longitude: 7.12223
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A message from the community

We wish to express our gratitude for the repair of the hand pump on the borehole (or well) in our community. We pray that God will bless you and all that you do for the church, God, and mankind. - Habila A.A., Community Leader

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

This is one of several communities in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory that had wells but the hand pumps on them were not properly maintained. They had broken down. This created long lines of people waiting to fetch water for the wells still functioning. Those who could not bear the wait resorted to open hand-dug wells that were often contaminated. Lifewater repaired the hand pumps on wells in several communities, including this one at the Angwan ECWA church that serves the wider community. Our intervention meant there were more wells to meet everyone’s water needs. People didn’t need to drink from contaminated sources, which has scaled down the incidences of waterborne infections. We are grateful to God for the opportunity to serve these communities, which expressed their deep gratitude to everyone whose sacrifice made this happen.