Finally... A long overdue update on our well drilling status. Much has happened since we last reported in, so we'll get straight to the news. After considering a few options throughout the country for our project location, Ensunyameme was selected as the site for the well, a village located in the Central Region of Ghana. The village's population consists of approximately 50 adults and 100 children. The villagers mainly rely upon a local, hand-dug mud hole for their water supply that is both unreliable in production and unsafe in quality. The Ensunyameme village was therefore selected based upon its particularly dire water supply situation along with the practicality in mobilizing and transporting construction equipment to the location in the near future. Through contacts with our Pioneers partners in Ghana, the Beza-lel Water Company was hired as the engineer and contractor for the design and construction of the well. The company is based in Ghana and has extensive experience in overseeing water and sanitation projects throughout the country. After some delays in mobilizing necessary equipment and securing key resources, the actual construction is now scheduled for an April 25th launch. We're hopeful this schedule will be met and that we'll have a well in the ground soon!
The project has had some interesting twists and turns along the way, but perhaps the most surprising and welcoming of these came a couple of months ago. The foundation of our project team is based upon a relationship between some of our folks here in the U.S., who primarily focus on securing funds for the project, and the Pioneers staff out in Ghana, who go through all the necessary footwork to see through the project and who provide access to long-standing relationships with remote villages in the country. Beyond Ghana though, Pioneers is actually somewhat a giant of an organization that does work throughout the entire world. Through word of mouth, news of our project reached some key staff at Pioneers headquarters in Orlando. They were impressed that a couple of random youngters such as ourselves would have the initiative to launch a project such as this - so much so that they decided to provide the funds necessary to drill a second well in another village neighboring Ensunymame! This additional well has already been added to Beza-lel's drilling contract. And just like that, plans for one well have multiplied into two. We've always believed the smallest and most spontaneous of actions can translate into big results - and it seems the progress of this project is proving that. Well Done indeed (or shall I say, Wells Done). A few of us from the project team are planning to visit Ghana this summer once the wells are constructed and are eagerly looking forward to the opportunity.
That's it for now. More drilling news soon to come. As always, thanks for your support and interest!
Here is a scan of a receipt we received for the deposit we made for the first well.
The project has had some interesting twists and turns along the way, but perhaps the most surprising and welcoming of these came a couple of months ago. The foundation of our project team is based upon a relationship between some of our folks here in the U.S., who primarily focus on securing funds for the project, and the Pioneers staff out in Ghana, who go through all the necessary footwork to see through the project and who provide access to long-standing relationships with remote villages in the country. Beyond Ghana though, Pioneers is actually somewhat a giant of an organization that does work throughout the entire world. Through word of mouth, news of our project reached some key staff at Pioneers headquarters in Orlando. They were impressed that a couple of random youngters such as ourselves would have the initiative to launch a project such as this - so much so that they decided to provide the funds necessary to drill a second well in another village neighboring Ensunymame! This additional well has already been added to Beza-lel's drilling contract. And just like that, plans for one well have multiplied into two. We've always believed the smallest and most spontaneous of actions can translate into big results - and it seems the progress of this project is proving that. Well Done indeed (or shall I say, Wells Done). A few of us from the project team are planning to visit Ghana this summer once the wells are constructed and are eagerly looking forward to the opportunity.
That's it for now. More drilling news soon to come. As always, thanks for your support and interest!
Here is a scan of a receipt we received for the deposit we made for the first well.
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