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The People of Old Community Land (Quarter#3), Liberia, thank
Chris & Jodi Rademaker (Nashville, TN) One World Open Mic Night (London, ON) Redwood Park Church (Thunder Bay, ON) For helping them get safe drinking water |
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Latitude: 6.151762 Longitude: -9.789891
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A message from the community |
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Dear Sir: The Town Chief and the elders join with the members of this community to offer to you all the thanks that is flowing our of our hearts. It is pure like the water flowing from our new well and we pray that it would satisfy you and strengthen you as this safe water will to all of us and especially to our children for years to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to care for this well and appreciate the instruction that was given to do so in a good way. Thank you so much and we pray that God give you wisdom and blessing to continue to do this good work for others. J. Sumo Konkulah Town Chief |
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Some community details (provided by our in-country partners) |
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Old Land Community is located in Compound #3, Grand Bassa County. It was established 1968 and falls within the same land surrounding of Old Land Community -2. The population is also very large comprising mostly of women and children. Their livelihood is based mainly on subsistence farming that they grow sell to the market and used some for feeding and they also engage in petty trading. They are faced with the lack of safe drinking water obtaining what water they can find from hand dug wells or walking long distances to fetch water from other communities that have more hand dug wells. As a result of this problem their families often suffer from water borne diseases like running stomach, diarrhea, skin diseases or sometimes experience serious out-breaks of cholera. The Workshop conducted by Health and Hygiene Team of Lifewater, taught them how water can be purified domestically and that was there main challenge of making water from hand dug wells or the creek s around their community safe for drinking and other usage. . The lessons taught were also demonstrated to the participants. At the end of the Workshop, on behalf of Old Land Community Q- 3, the Black leader thank the Lifewater Health and Hygiene Team and their Sponsor. They express a high level of gratitude by praising God for his Goodness and the work done for the water.
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! |
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Well Details |
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