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Men, Women & Children now have safe water!
Men, Women & Children now have safe water!
Old Water Source - Unsafe & Dry in Hot Season
Old Water Source - Unsafe & Dry in Hot Season
Overview of Jerko Town Block B#1
Overview of Jerko Town Block B#1
Children taking a drink of wonderful fresh water!
Children taking a drink of wonderful fresh water!
Health & Hygiene Workshop
Health & Hygiene Workshop
The People of Jerko Town (Block B #1), Liberia, thank
Caring Families Everywhere!
West End Radiators (Winnipeg, MB)
Andrea Brown (Toronto, ON)

For helping them get safe drinking water
Latitude: 5.898998 Longitude: -10.02778
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A message from the community

Dear Lifewater & Sponsor,

We the people of Jerko Town Block B#1, wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to the family of Lifewater for coming to our community to provide us with safe drinking water.

We also thank you for the unique and beautiful workshop. We learned a lot of things at the workshop. We also hope and pray that Almighty God will always provide for you to help other communities needing safe water.

Thank you,

Rebecca Baryogar, Zone Chairlady

 

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

Jerko Town (Block B #2) (population 750) is located along the Buchanan Highway right after the NP Gas Station. Madam Rebecca Garpue, who is the assistant chair lady, said in a statement how this town received the name "Jerko Town". Madam Rebecca said, "this area way back was a very deep and dark forest. People were very fearful because of the huge population of monkeys in the area at the time. These monkeys would on many occasions chase the farmers, and they would have to run from their farms to escape from being attacked.  People passing through this dense forest during the hot sun and late evening would have their belongings taken from the monkeys and sometimes get hurt". The town was named because peoples stuff was "Jerked Away" in this area!!!

As the people started to move into this area, the monkey population decreased as they moved deeper into the forest.  The homes here are poorly built and tend to last only a few years, posing serious threats to their well being.

The lack of safe drinking water has been a major challenge for the community. Now it is with great celebration for the people to have a completed well located in their town providing safe clean water for their families.

Few good things have every happened to people living here in Jerko Town, but this event of safe drinking water is surely one of them!

Thanks everyone for this blessing that beforehand was unimaginable!

 

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

Project Completed: 2018-07-22 Well Depth: 83 ft.
Depth of Water: 10.00 ft. Casing Diameter: 4.00 in.
Screen Length: 20.00 ft. Developed By: Electric Pump
Development Time: 6.00 hrs. Well Yield: 10.00 gpm
Disinfection: 24.00 hrs. Handpump: Afridev
Water Colour: Clear Water Odour: None
Turbidity: Clear Taste: Good
Nitrate: 0.000 mg/L Bacti Test: Negative
Iron: 0.000 mg/L pH: 7.000




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