The project is as follows: a simple gravity-flow water supply system. Water is collected from a stream 200ft above the village less than a mile a way and will be piped in galvanized iron and PVC pipes to three tapstands in the village. The village provides all of the manual labor, and all members of the group from UD raised over $15,000 last year to provide for construction costs. All materials are purchased locally and we are working with an engineer from Kumba to make sure no stone in unturned (literally).
Update...
yea things are moving smoothly here with respect to the project. i am
just back from the village where we went to discuss with the water
committee the tasks for the first week. includes transportation of
sand and gravel and clearing of the catchment area. the village is on
a lake, so that makes it very difficult to transport materials.
anyway, i am spending the next few days in the city just taking care
of some things like getting money here and ordering some more
materials. The other members of the group are coming in to town
wednesday and we will brief them and by friday the pipes should be at
the lakeside. we will accompany them to the village and construction
should start by monday. at that time ill be in the village all week
long, coming to Kumba on the weekends (where you could expect an
post).
dont know if i told you we went to the club on saturday night and it
was clownin....didnt get in until after 4am and defiantely didnt make
it to church (that was my moms request, not my own). just danced and
had a pretty good time. there are mirrors all around the dance floor
and people here love to look at themselves dance. naturally, i
followed suit. last night i went to a meeting with one of my friends
here its for this org that is trying to do some good things here in
kumba. it basically seems to be an excuse to party and all the members
are from well off families that sponser a few kids thru school and
party down every sunday night after their meeting..ate some snails (just one of my favorites from the cuisine here) and drank some cheap red wine (tasted like juice) and a couple bottles of my favorite beer, Mutzig.
I think I'll join the organization.
Listening to some great music from the Ivory Coast called cope de kale (or something like that) and also Cameroonian markosa. Last night I heard good life by Kanye and had to wild out. and a few other joints you would find funny, such as "i wanna make love in this club' or whatever that song is called.
just enjoying the heat (sweating every minute) and riding the okatta (motor bike taxis) all around town which is pretty fun i must say.
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