RWANDA Kabaja II Community Latitude: S, Longitude: E

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1 RWANDA Kabaja II Community Latitude: S, Longitude: E

2 THE BUNSEN FAMILY THE 10 DAYS

3 WATER Community Details When the Living Water Rwanda team arrived in Kabaja II Community, there were 209 families who were dependent on an unprotected well and an unprotected spring to support their immediate water needs. These unreliable and unsafe water sources caused much illness in the community and it is hoped that with the implementation of an improved water source, that water and hygiene related illness will be greatly reduced in Kabaja II. The community has access to pit latrines; a pit latrine with a slab and a VIP latrine that with continued use combined with access to an improved water source and sustained hygiene promotion will also help reduce the spread of illness in the area. During the team s stay, community members assembled a water committee comprised of 3 men and 2 women who assisted the team with the water project whenever possible, supplied any materials they had available and guarded the team s equipment. Most are of Protestant or Catholic faith in the Southern Ruhago area and the local Adventist, Catholic and Protestant churches have all committed to helping cultivate new believers and share the gospel with the unreached! The church worked alongside the Living Water team for the duration of the week and was viewed as a partner in providing Kabaja II with access to safe drinking water. This partnership opens new doors for the church to use the provision of safe drinking water to continue sharing the good news in Kabaja II. Project Details Product Location of water point Type of Institution Served New Kabaja II, South Ruhango, Rwanda Village GPS Coordinates Latitude: S Longitude: E Construction Altitude Total depth drilled Static level Total depth of casing External Diameter of casing Casing material 1720 m 80 m 20 m 80 m 100 mm PVC Screen Start: 67m Stop: 79 m Pump Type Depth of cylinder Gravel Pack India Mark II 66 m Yes Gravel Pack Depth 32 Well yield Sanitary seal depth from surface Shock Chlorination 20 Liters/minute 5 m Yes 1 Living Water International

4 Well Platform Platform is concrete with reinforcing steel Yes Dimension of Platform (H*W*L) 2*2*6 Drainage Channel or soak pit installed Anything else constructed Yes Protective Fencing Water Quality Results Water Purity Test LWI Test Kit Total Dissolved Solids (as per T.D.S meter) : 132 ph: 6.5 Total Hardness: Nitrate/Nitrites: 0 Ppm 3 Ppm Bacteria Test Other Comments on Water Quality Coliform Bacteria NOT detected (Colorless or Light Yellow color) Bellow are results of water quality analysis using Wagtech Potalab; ph=6.64, Turbidity=6.78NFU, Conductivity=257ns, Temperature=24.9, free chlorine=0.07mg/l, combined chlorine=0.40mg/l, Total Chlorine=0.47mg/l, Iron=0.0mg/l, Ammonium=0.0mg/l, Arsenic=0.0ng, Nitrite=0mg/l, Nitrate=3mg/l 2 Living Water International

5 FOR LIFE Hygiene Promotion During the hygiene education, the Living Water team addressed with participants: Disease transmission, germs, hand washing-proper techniques and water saving methods, latrine perception, diarrhea doll-causes of diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, good-bad hygiene behavior, disease transmission stories, tippy tap, proper care of the pump and keeping the water clean. All of these lessons are taught in a participatory method to help community members discover ways to improve their hygiene and sanitation choices, and implement community driven solutions. Shortly following the hygiene promotion, community members gathered to construct tippy taps for single household use! These simple hand-washing devices will help reduce the spread of disease in the area and simultaneously promote the adoption of good hygiene behaviors. Community Member Interview The Living Water team had an opportunity to meet with 31-year-old community member and subsistence farmer, Nitotegeka, who stated, In the dry season we usually spend like five hours without getting water due to high demand from one perennial well. This well will reduce the congestion and provide clean water to our community IN JESUS NAME Christian Witness Living Water International will share evangelism using orality methodology and the screening of the JESUS film, while working in collaboration with the local church. It is the responsibility of the local church to mobilize the community for evangelism and take care of the community by involving in the local water committee. Living Water will also train the local pastors on orality strategy and how to use it both for discipleship and evangelism. Considering 80% of developing countries are oral preference learners, oral disciple making methods are Living Water International s core component of sharing the gospel in areas of work. Living Water International provides pastoral care and discipleship of field staff, so pastors and Living Water staff are better able to share the gospel with spiritually thirsty communities. To make disciples of oral learners, Living Water uses stories, proverbs, drama, songs, chants, and poetry to better engage communities. Living Water tells bible stories to community families and asks questions to help guide community members to interpret scripture into their own context. During the Christina witness, the gospel was presented through oral communication and the story of Jesus calming the storm was shared. There were close to 500 participants who came to view the JESUS film, with 400 committing their lives to Jesus Christ! 3 Living Water International

6 PHOTOS Project in process Previous water source depended on by the entire community to sustain their growing water needs. 4 Living Water International

7 Close up of plaque Community children gathered to be the first to collect safe drinking water from their improved water source! 5 Living Water International

8 Safe drinking water! Community member interviewed by the Living Water Rwanda team. 6 Living Water International

9 Water committee member who is responsible for helping maintain the new well. 7 Living Water International