Water Sanitation and Hygiene - Igerera B - Namutumba
Visit by Alex Walyomu on 2019-11-02
- Report ID
- 7323
- Created by
- Alex Walyomu
- Created date
- 2019-11-05 09:31:00 UTC
- Modified by
- Alex Walyomu
- Modified date
- 2019-11-05 10:11:04 UTC
- Trip Time
- 07:19-18:56 (11 h 37 m)
- Village Time
- 09:44-16:31 (6 h 47 m)
- Travel Time
- 4 h 50 m
Water Community Meeting
- Meeting Topic
- test pump and casting
- How Many Men Attended
- 22
- How Many Women Attended
- 37
- Staff Attendees
- Walyomu Alex
- Government Attendess
- LC1
- Visitor Attendees
- Total Attendance
- 59
- Look Up
- Notes
- On 3/11/2019 and 4/11/2019, Alex was in Igerera B to supervise the pump testing process and casting. This was a very successful process because this well has a lot of water. The static water level was at 9.50M and dynamic water level was 10.09M. This means that only 0.59M of water was blown out after three hours of water blowing. It means that this well has a capacity to pump out 50,000L/HR clearly fit for commercial pumping. This in future can be turned into a commercial well to supply water to many people around the village. It was then left to settle after to recover the water that had been pumped out and with in 40 Minutes the well had recovered up to 96.6%. This is a very big success and the water cleared very well. The village is very happy that soon they hope to start using their new well. Also the casting process went on well and platform casting was completed. The well will soon be installed with pipes after drying of the platform. The village will need to contribute the materials for the construction of the wall fence around this new well. Alex will go back for training of the water committee and preparing the village for the remaking steps in borehole construction.
- Next Visit
- 2019-11-13 - Purpose: Village water meeting and training of the water user committee
- Program Success
- The community has been very cooperative throughout the borehole construction process and the pump testing process and casting was a success.
- Program Critical Needs
- The village has greatly improved on their sanitation and maintained these facilities in place.
- Program Ownership
- It’s currently raining heavily in this village too but majority of the people still have all their facilities and hand washing Jerrycans are still observed near the pit latrines.
- Other Program Observations
- Program Expected Of Village
- Hold a meeting to discuss about how the wall fence will be constructed and how to get all the materials needed for both wells.
- Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
- Call the water user committee to mobilize each other for training and discussion of the next steps after installation
Report Photos
Setting up the mold and pump testing process to determine the water recovery.
Calculation of the percentage rate of water recovery after 3 hours of blowing
Mold set up ready for platform casting
The children fetching water during the pump testing process