Refurbished Well

This is a well outside a mosque that we refurbished last year because it was broken. As you can see, it works now! Refurbishing local wells is a good way to get some bang for your buck in terms of projects because you still are providing a water source but at much less cost than drilling a new one.

Working for Peanuts...

June 13th 2006
Heya everyone! I hope you're all doing well and that the crappy weather Ottawa got on the weekend has improved somewhat. My mom told me it was something crazy like 10 degrees over the weekend.... I seriously think I would die at that temperature now. I'm getting very accustomed to the 37-40 degree heat here! 😊 So, funny story: I was out in the field on the weekend making another trip up ... read more

Africa » Burkina Faso » Centre » Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Burkina Faso's high population density and limited natural res... ... read more

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