Lady from the village collecting water
I found it very interesting watching a lady collecting water from a sandy river bed recently. We take it for granted that we have taps/running water in our homes and by simply turning the tap, water comes out. Not so for the majority of homesteads in Mablauwuni and the surrounding villages. Collecting water can be quite a mission especially now in the winter season.
For folk living near the Maleme river which feeds water into the Ebenezer dam, water isn’t a problem or for folk that live near a well or water point. Other people carry buckets or push them in a wheel barrow and go to the nearest river to collect water. The rivers and streams are now very sandy and folk have to dig to depths of approximately one and a half meters to hit water. They also tend to use “tins” as a filtration system so that not too much sand is collected with the water. Once the containers are full, they need to push the wheel barrow back to their homesteads. This can be quite a task as the dirt roads are sandy and tend to have gullies or slopes.
For folk living near the Maleme river which feeds water into the Ebenezer dam, water isn’t a problem or for folk that live near a well or water point. Other people carry buckets or push them in a wheel barrow and go to the nearest river to collect water. The rivers and streams are now very sandy and folk have to dig to depths of approximately one and a half meters to hit water. They also tend to use “tins” as a filtration system so that not too much sand is collected with the water. Once the containers are full, they need to push the wheel barrow back to their homesteads. This can be quite a task as the dirt roads are sandy and tend to have gullies or slopes.
Water filtration systemThe women and children work real hard getting water for their homes........
By Molly Manhanga
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