Well Done Website Up and Running!

Website is up and running and I have the pleasure of posting this Well Done blog entry, hopefully the first of many more to come. To bring everyone up to speed, this project to drill a well in Ghana was first envisioned towards the beginning of this year. Actually, at that point we really didn't even know where we'd be working, but in the entrepreneurial (and perhaps somewhat naïve) spirit we've come to embrace, we proudly admitted our cluelessness but set out to implement a well project somewhere that needed it anyways. Out of a longstanding relationship and previous travels to the country of Ghana, we were able to develop a partnership with Pioneers-Ghana, a local organization with experience in overseeing this type of project in the country. We felt then, and continue to feel now, that working with a local organization with an indigenous presence in the country is essential in the successful implementation of this project. We are extremely thankful and humbled to be working with such a fine group of trustworthy individuals, several of whom we've had the privilege of getting to know over the past couple of years.

Since then, things have been moving along steadily on both sides of the Atlantic. We in the States have been working at garnering both the logistical and financial means to support this project, while our partners in Africa have been actively scoping out potential villages and meeting with local hydrogeologists and contractors. Currently, there are a couple of potential sites for the project. The most recently considered is a small village called Osuenyame, located in the Central Regiona of Ghana, with a population of approximately 50 adults and 100 children.

Recent flooding in Ghana has ironically made the drinking water situation in many of these villages worse than ever, so we are eager to see site selection finalized and actual construction underway. That being said, the months from February-April are considered the best time to drill in the country. The plan from here then is to focus on identifying a site over the coming months, and hopefully move into the construction phase in the early part of 2008. As we evaluate sites, we'll continue to bring you updates and photos from the field. Stay tuned.

Regards,
Jim Yoon