Some statistics on our progress
May 16 2011
May 2011. Some statistics on our progress
Water usage in the 3 villages.
Njongon 3,883,000 litres (Nov 09)
M’bullet Ba 3,864,000litres (Nov 09)
Bafaluto 16,938,000litres (April 07)
The variations reflect the size of the villages, but overall works out at around 18 litres per person per day. The systems are designed to provide 30 lts per person per day which is the World Health Organisation’s recommended figure for developing countries. Our systems are clearly not being over loaded and will cope with future growth.
The maintenance company is being paid directly from each village’s Water Committee’s Fund. contributed to by all village households. All the electrical & pumping systems are working well and all taps and pipe work are routinely checked.
M,Bullet Ba the largest village currently has Dalasis 34000 deposited in their water maintenance fund and Njongon has D18652 deposited. Bafaluto recently sold a small plot of land to cover exceptional maintenance after the electrical storm caused damage.
In the vegetable gardens there are 116 families with plots in Njongon and 56 families with plots in Bafaluto and they are producing harvests of a variety of vegetables and the women pay D325 to join and then D25 per harvest.About 50% of the vegetables are eaten in the village and the balance sold at the local market and the proceeds divided between the village development fund and the individual growers.
The beekeepers now have over 50 hives to look after and again the proceeds are divided between the individuals who are responsible for them and the village development fund. They produce honey for consumption and the beeswax is used among other things to “waterproof” the exterior of our bricks.
Last year we introduced the making of beaded jewellery to the women and they are now selling it in the local market as well as at birth and marriage ceremonies.
Pens for goats, ducks & hens, have been erected and an Animal House for the breeding & raising of rams is now completed.
The brick machines are in commercial use and the young men making the bricks now earn a fair wage related to their output. They have the potential to turn out over 1000 bricks a day. We now need a good salesman !
We are so proud of the giant steps all three villages are making in becoming self sufficient. This was only made possible by the support you gave us & the trust you put in PING Charity that we would get the job done. When given the opportunity the villagers have shown the commitment to bring the various projects to fruition. Well done everyone.
But we cannot live on past glories. There are at least another 7 villages we know of who are equally deserving of having Clean Drinking Water & some economic activity to enable people to rise above a life of poverty & pure subsistence.
To replicate the success we have had with the first 3 villages we need approximately Euro60.000 per village.