Kindly Donated By BCS Supplies Through Purchases Of Life Water

“My name is Ayen Geng Ayiei. I am a 38-year-old mother of five children, and I live in Angonagep village as a subsistence farmer who entirely depends on farming with my children. Angonagep well was installed by Islamic Relief Organization in 2014, but it was left without Pump mechanics trained to maintain it. We experienced a terrible situation in February 2020 when it broke down, but no mechanics were available to look into the problem of the well. We spent one and half weeks suffering from thirst until a village member hired a pump mechanic in Warrap town to come and mend the well. The hired mechanic gave a precondition that he should be paid 60,000 South Sudanese in cash or a second-year bullock before he does his job. Efforts were tried to pay half of his demanded amount with the promise that he would get the balance once he finished repairing, but he refused. This made me remain with no option but to resort to a quick contribution that went on for another week to complete 60,000 South Sudanese Pounds. This borehole was damaged again on 25th – March – 2023 in the evening hours. The committee quickly contacted WESI technicians on the morning of the 26th of March, and they responded positively to come today. Fixing has now been done where the damaged pipe was substituted with new Gi-pipe as an agreement between technicians and water committee to clear both labor and spare part fees as soon as the repair has ended.”

This project was undertaken as part of our campaign of projects that actively reduce carbon emissions. This project helped the community save their much needed wood which was previously being burnt daily to boil water. This project has also eliminated the many thousands of hours previously spent on walking to collect water.