Project #:

L18-W056

Project Type:

Safe Drinking Water Supply

Project Date:

2018-04-24


The People of

Dark Forest Community Quarter#3

Grand Bassa County, Liberia

are thankful for the generous support of

Vineyard Christian Fellowship

(Aldergrove, BC)
for helping supply safe water to their community

Latitude: 5.89839, Longitude: -10.01766
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A message from the community

Dear Lifewater & Sponsor We the community people write to say thank you for giving us safe drinking water. May God bless you and give you your hearts desire in Jesus Christ name. We pray and hope that you will always remember us in all your projects. We the Dark Forest community people will honour your project at all times. Many, many thanks, Sam Yuadiah, Community Member


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

On April 23, 2018 a Health & Hygiene Workshop was conducted for the Dark Forest Communities Quarter #1,2,3,4 combined. The 25 participants observed and learned healthier practices to apply to their daily life. Dark Forest Community quarter #3 has an undulating land formation with the lack of clean water and other basic social services remaining a huge problem for the locals. In the rainy season, the community is the same of flood. Almost every dirty water coming from other parts of the town flows into the valleys that runs through the community. So at this time of the year, even the hand dug wells around the area are no longer useful to the people. This possesses a very difficult health conditions for the population, especially the women and children. For their part, the children at this time of the year they are more vulnerable to diarrhea and skins diseases because they are running all in the rain and bathing in the rain water. The issue of health and hygiene education for women in this community cannot be overemphasis. Our health and hygiene team was overwhelm with questions emanating from the one day workshop held in the community to education them about the need to take their health in their own hands to embrace a clean environment and care for the hand pump that is being drilled in their area. 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: 72 ft. Turbidity: Clear
Depth of Water: 26.00 ft. Water Colour: Clear
Well Yield: 6.00 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: 1.50 hrs. Bacti Test: Negative
Disinfection: 24.00 hrs.

New Well

New Well

Old water source

Old water source

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Overview of Dark Forest

Overview of Dark Forest

Dedication of New Well

Dedication of New Well



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