Project #:

L19-W023

Project Type:

Safe Drinking Water Supply

Project Date:

2018-11-08


The People of

Government Farm

Margibi County, Liberia

are thankful for the generous support of

Laura Roeleveld

(Aurora, ON)
As Christmas gift for Joel, Miquela and Hudson Roeleveld
for helping supply safe water to their community

Latitude: 5.878401, Longitude: -10.039558
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A message from the community

Dear Sir/Madame, We thank you for the gift of this well, through our God Almighty! By coming to us, you have answered our prayers and now we can rejoice with you to know that our village can enjoy safe water to drink from this time forward. You will be remembered in our prayers and we ask that you be blessed by your act of kindness to us. Signed Annuel Johla Well Caretaker


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

This Community is situated right along the Marshall Main Road. It's junction is almost opposite The Atlantic Food Company fence. Government Farm Community is located along the Marshall Highway, This is community used to be the Government of Liberia coconut plantation of which Florida community form part of. Florida is a very large community but does not have a clinic, neither a market the children of this community go to Government Farm School. The men and women go out of the community for work and selling. The people of this Community were very happy to see the Lifewater HH Team moving into their Community and they gathered around eagerly to learn about their environment. The Workshop brought in lessons to the inhabitants on how one prevent and secure their lives from sickness or diseases by keeping their environment clean and safe. They were taught how to always wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating and to always drink safe water or water that have treated by chlorination. They were also taught how to prepare domestic ORS solution.


Well Details

Well Depth: 75 ft. Turbidity: Clear
Depth of Water: 17.00 ft. Water Colour: Clear
Well Yield: 8.00 gpm Water Odour: None
Screen Length: 10.00 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.

New Village Well

New Village Well

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Health & Hygiene Workshop

Well Caretakers

Well Caretakers

Village Overview

Village Overview



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

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