Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Kalalu

Visit by Tom Ngobi on 2022-02-09

Report ID

15844

Created by

Tom Ngobi

Created date

2022-02-11 06:06:49 UTC

Modified by

Tom Ngobi

Modified date

2022-02-11 06:31:31 UTC

Trip Time

21:00-20:40 (-1 h 40 m)

Village Time

16:00-06:15 (-10 h 15 m)

Travel Time

9 h 25 m

Water Community Meeting

Meeting Topic

commissioning 

How Many Men Attended

35 

How Many Women Attended

56 

Staff Attendees

Jeska Nairuba,Tom Ngobi 

Government Attendess

LC1,LC2,LC3,LC5,DWO,VHT,District Councilor 

Visitor Attendees

None 

Total Attendance

91 

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Notes

Tom and Jesca made a visit to kalalu village for borehole commissioning. They first passed by Bugweri district to meet with the District Water Officer and the CAO. The meeting between the district water officer and Tom at first was not that smooth. He demanded to see Kibo’s MOU with the district. Tom used his iPad that he connected to WiFi and was able to retrieve it from google drive. This was don after failing to see it through the many files in the DCDO’s office where Mr Roy said it is. When Tom showed him the digital MOU, he demanded a printed one. Tom was able to print out at a nearby bookshop. Even though Tom provided it, it seemed not enough, he demanded they go to the CAO’s office, RDC as well as LC5. Tom visited all those offices and every office was okay with Kibo. The CAO had already delegated someone and likewise the RDC. The chairman LC5 promised to be there in person. After all that, Tom and Jesca left the district offices at about 3:40 to head to kalalu. The village residents were very patient and Tom found them waiting. They all decided to wait for the LC5 ‘s arrival before the meeting started. When the chairman LC5 arrived, the meeting started with one of the committee members giving a detailed report about Kibo’s activities and he kibo has benefited them. The Water Officer asked Tom to prove a few questions of all the work was done well regarding the borehole drilling process. Some questions included: if the land agreement was signed, if the water user committee was set up, of the committee was gender balanced, the depth of the borehole, typed of pipes put in and how many. Tom was able to answer some questions and other questions the water user committee answered on his behalf because they know and had the answers. The chairman LC5 was appreciative of Kibo’s work in his speech and requested kibo to stay in the district to continue helping the people. Later the district water officer appreciated what kibo has done and their work and also said he would buy the idea of the borehole wall fence for their new boreholes in the District. After the commissioning, Tom and Jesca left for jinja. 

Next Visit

2022-02-14 - Purpose: Pick up signed borehole land agreements from the District Water Officer amd take the rest of the copies to the village of kalalu to the water user committee, the land owner and the village chairman.

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Report Photos

Community members celebrating and dancing on our arrival

The District Chairman LC5 arriving at the commissioning

Kibo staff member Tom addressing the district officials and the village on kibo work in the village of kalalu

District chairman addressing the community at the borehole commissioning

District chairman pumping the borehole during the borehole commissioning

District Water Officer giving a thumbs up to kibo for the incredible work done on the borehole wall fence

The drama group with their drums entertaining the residents

District water officer addressing the village residents