Well its been a long month but both the s
chool latrine project and the
well cover project are finished and fully functional. Its a bit stressful trying to get Senegalese people to work on a deadline and there were a few hiccups and frustrations along the way but everything had a happy ending and both projects turned out well. The community really came together to contribute to the project through monetary donations when we ran into unexpected expenses as well as one very long day digging a very big hole. The teachers are currently on strike so I'm still waiting on feedback about the latrines, but the women were ecstatic about the well covers. I'd like to extend a big thank you to
Appropriate Projects for providing the funding. As of now no donations have come in on their website for either project and if it weren't for them we would still be waiting around for money.
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| 1 latrine = 36 sacks of cement = 625 bricks, all made by hand |
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| My dad attempting to keep the cows from trampling the bricks |
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| Digging the 2m x 2m x 2m septic tank |
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| Finished product |
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| My sister-in-law pulling water from the new well cover |
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The space for a lock means no more tricksters will be
throwing cats down our well and contaminating our
water source |
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