Arua Rainwater Tanks

Last June I wrote a USAID SPA grant (with much help from Tom) for 3 30,000liter rainwater tanks to be built on the campus of our Nursing School.  During the hot months of dry season often the water is not flowing from the city (the river is dry) and everyone has to haul the 40# full gerry cans of water from a bore hole to their home.  This will help alleviate some of the hauling (and excuses for missing class) for students.The project got started Nov 12 and it is now complete. The rain has now started to fill them...the story in pictures
BEGINNINGS: Those involved in spending your tax dollars from home.
 USAID, PEACE CORPS, ARUA SCHOOL OF COMPREHENSIVE NURSING, WEST NILE ECUMENICAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL AND BRICK BY BRICK.

THE INTERLOCKING SOIL STABILIZATION BRICK PRESS HERE IN ARUA AT LAST. Instructions from Brick by Brick (BXB) on use to the West Nile Ecumenical Vocational Training School (WNEVTS) students and instructors 

 READ CAREFULLY       MY DADS FAVORITE SAYING WHEN HE WANTED US TO LOAD BLOCK FOR HIS TANKS...

 THE WORK NOW BEGINS.
 WE NEED 1000 BRICKS FOR EACH TAN. THE BRICKS ARE MADE OF MARRUM (HERE) CEMENT AND RIVER SAND MIX



ONE BRICK AT A TIME 1 HARD PULL AT A TIME........

 THE PILE GROWS

AND GROW.S

 NOW WE NEED 14 DAYS FOR THEM TO DRY

READY TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD A TANK

 LEAH, ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKERS

MAKING THE INSIDE SMOOTH AND WATERPROOF   DID I TELL YOU IT IS HOT HERE? These kids worked so hard in spite of the oppressive heat

THE TANKS WENT UP JUST LIKE LEGO'S.  NOW WE JUST NEED A ROOF

 

UP ON THE ROOF IN THE HOT HOT SUN OF UGANDA

STUDENTS AT SCHOOL DID SOME OF THE HAULING WATER, MIXING CEMENT, CLEANING UP AND FETCHING TOOLS.  THEY PAID OFF SOME OF THEIR SCHOOL FEES THIS WAY...

EACH TANK WAS TO HAVE A RELIEF APPLIED TO THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS OUR ARTIST FRIEND ADRIKO JOSEPH ADDING COLOR TO ONE OF THE TANKS

THIS IS ONE OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS ARE ENJOYING

SOME FINISHING TOUCHES WITH THE GUTTERING AND WE WAIT FOR THE RAIN

SORRY, I CAN'T SHOW YOU THE RAIN, BUT, WE HAVE WATER IN THE TANK. THE MAN STANDING IS THE ESTATES MANAGER AT THE SCHOOL, DANIEL, (AND A SUPER GUY) WHO THE PROJECT IS NOW TURNED OVER TO FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE.  THE YOUNG MAN BY ME IS ONE OF THE MASONS, MOSES, WHO LEARNED THE TECHNIQUE USED TO CREATE THE TANK AND WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY

A SMALL GROUP OF THE RECIPIENTS OF CLEAN WATER. USED  TO BATH AND KEEP THEIR CLOTHES CLEAN

THE END FOR THE USAID SPA GRANT.    THANK YOU JESUS, FOR KEEPING US ALL SAFE AND PROJECT COMPLETION!  THE BEGINNING FOR THE ARUA SCHOOL OF COMPREHENSIVE NURSING WHO HAVE WATER AND THE WEST NILE ECUMENICAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL WHO NOW HAS 2 MORE JOBS
                                            LORD PLEASE, SEND YOUR RAIN.
 ....Marcy MacAulay Peace Corp Health Volunteer, Arua, Uganda