About a mile outside of Gambela, a group of about 10,000 Sudanese Refugees have built a village. There is no electrical power, fresh water or sanitation for this village. They walk about a mile for their fresh drinking water or use shallow water wells for muddy water to bath and wash.
In March of 2019 we worked with them to dig a shallow well of about 30-40 foot - but were not able to find a good source of water. We made two more efforts to no avail.
After working with the Gambela Water Authorities, we found we could connect to a fresh water source about 3/4 to a mile way if we provided all the materials and labor. The total cost to provide 2 Water Stations for 10,000 people was to be about $3000.00 - $3500.00.
People generously donated the monies through Mission Galveston and Dr. Mark Redd Ministries and we were able to purchase all the necessary materials.
The digging is taking place now and our goal is to have the project completed by July 2019.
Here are some photos of the village the provision of water is for.
Here is Wogene showing the materials we purchased for this project.
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