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We won a borehole, now lets lock it.
Last November I announced a big win for Wakonye Kenwa. Our research and persistent lobbying won a promise from the District Water Office to drill a new borehole for the community of Obiya West. Its now February. So, you may … Continue reading
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Messy meetings
Our big Wakonye Kenwa meetings always make me a bit anxious. The trickiest part comes before the meeting even starts. Unable to kick my western habit, I always arrive on time. After about 20-25 minutes, your early birds arrive. After … Continue reading
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Big problem, small scale solution.
To tell you the truth, we almost gave up before we started. I remember a very early meeting. We sat in front of a big piece of paper. One side of the paper read: possible sources of a new borehole. … Continue reading
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A Bitter-Sweet Victory
As Odong narrated it, many years back, the hospital set up their sewage treatment lagoon. Unfortunately, the sewage lagoon also completely contaminated a community water source. Before you leap in outrage at the thought of a Catholic Hospital creating a … Continue reading
Research dawn to dusk
Our own community borehole supports 50-60 households- about 300 people. That’s about the right number of people for one water source. We live on one side of the road to South Sudan. On your left, observe me carry my jerrycan … Continue reading
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No money, no goats.
Wakonye Kenwa Part 2 After one of the first meetings of our farmers co-op, several members asked me accusingly, where was the bottled water? Our group Wakonye Kenwa asked the local football club, what community problems do you care about, … Continue reading
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An Unexpected Birth
Usually I don’t like prefaces. But occasionally they are helpful. Today my preface is that I’ve wanted to write about our new community action organization in Lacor for ages, but that I’ve got so far behind it seemed hard to … Continue reading
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New beginnings
This is the poster I drew for the very first meeting of our new group at our little local church in Lacor: Every Saturday afternoon we throw open the church’s shutters to let the light in, dust off long wooden … Continue reading
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