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Tag: Water
A Widow Woman & Swamp Rice In Sierra Leone
About a week ago a friend asked me: “What project are you working on?” It’s pretty hard to explain the open-ended process of bringing people together in community development as “a project.” But, one of the projects I do work on is being part of a team of people who focus on increasing the…
Finding Water in a Dry Place: Witching/Divining
In eastern Sumba, Indonesia finding water for life can be an unimaginable challenge. A few weeks ago we met villagers whose daily struggle for water included a 3 mile walk and an incredible “rock climb.” To reach water in a sheer-cliff ravine they had to walk at least an hour and then descend about 100…
A Cool Water Pump & Some Community Development Wisdom From Asia
Water-–all intertwined with life and health. So many times it’s true that if people can just obtain more water or purer water, so many possibilities open up. I saw an ingenious pump in Cambodia. All you need to make one is some plastic pipe, some plastic joints, a foot valve, a metal or wooden rod,…