Well Done

The well improvement project is finally (mostly) done. Although the work itself did not take very long, events conspired and getting the last few bits done took longer than expected. In the end, instead of the planned eight wells we improved nine and only went marginally over budget. While no huge problems came up, I am no longer considering a career in construction management.

Thank you to everyone who contributed, the communities are very grateful and now I can sleep at night know we wont have a Senegalese rendition of Tikki Tikki Tembo. There’s a chance we’ll extend the project once again to the village of Salamata, where my PCV neighbor lives, but I think that will have to wait until next dry season.

Here are some shots of the finished wells and their owners…