Caitlin, Steve, and Sammy went to Accra to talk to the Water Research Institute in order to get the village borehole water tested. It only took 6.5 hours.
After settling in, Mira and Kabir went to interview the current users of the pilot latrine. Faustina translated for them. The responses were all positive. The main complaint was that the lines were sometimes prohibitively long in the morning, so the families would use the old KVIP instead. Many families remarked on the distance their children have to walk to fetch borehole water, and the danger the children are put in because of having to cross the street. This feedback was encouraging because it reflected the demand for the water distribution that CUEWB is working on at a personal level that had not previously been encountered by the interviewers.
Andrea and Kerri spent the early afternoon exploring the village. They visited the girls' high school. The students recognized them as the latrine-building people and asked Andrea and Kerri if they had husbands. They invited us to watch movies and dance on Saturday night, and so we will be sure to head out and have a good time. Then, Andrea and Kerri visited the construction site for the girls' high school dormitories. They met the foreman named John, who came from Accra. He has had some experience for latrines and they discussed methods of waterproofing, since some of our latrines have water in the pits.
Later, Andrea and Kabir went to interview Obodan residents who do not currently use the pilot latrine but will be using the new source-separated latrines. Their responses were also positive, which was encouraging to the team. It's great to know that the demand for the latrine is so acute and specific so our projects will make meaningful change to the community.
Finally in the evening after going over some logistics with Sammy, we went to the neighboring village Fotobi for chicken and rice.
Until the next time,
Mira, Kerri, Andrea, Caitlin, and Kabir
Kerri and two high school students
The village Obodan
OMG this is so reallll.
ReplyDeleteAnd happy 21st birthday Kerri!!! First birthday in a foreign country??
It sounds great so far, we hope to turn in the 525 by tomorrow, Sunday!
Yay
-Eric
The question of whether or not Kerri and Andrea have husbands was left unanswered!
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOL no worries candyman
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