We recently received an update from Panafricare, our partner for last year’s BBW project in Burkina Faso. The project is being implemented in the village of Ilawassio in the commune of Dassa. It will provide access to clean water for drinking and for irrigation of a market garden to help diversify the diet and improve nutrition in the village.
Burkina Faso country director, Hubert Badiel explained that technical advisors for the project recommended that drilling wait until the water table is at its lowest from April to May so that the well does not go dry during the hottest months. He reports, “Drilling was carried out on April 4, following a meeting with the women on April 3. Blowing was done last week, and the next step in the coming days is to install the pump and build the polytank support.”
We expect to have another update once the project has been completed and will pass that along as soon as it is received.
Also stay tuned for the announcement of this year’s Build a Well for Bono’s Birthday coming soon!