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Dropping pump into the well
Here my good friend Steven Katurebe joins us from Mbarara for last 2 days of well work to help case the well and here sink the pump that is attached to 1 1/2 inch pipe with 3/4 in pipe inside. The innovation of this pump and pipe system from Water4.org is that the rod is…
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Apron for top of well casing
Happy Birthday to Mom and Cousin Brooks. Here you’ll see a simple method of setting a form for the top of the well casing where the well jack will rest, using a 5 gallon bucket that will be filled with concrete.
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Water in the 6 inch baler
In this video you’ll see water come out of the hole for the first time. Water is being pulled from 40 feet down using a 6 inch baler developed by Water4.
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Ida and the Roller Coaster
Quick break from water wells to hear the legendary story of “Ida and the Roller Coaster.” Two years ago, Deron and Becca Smith took Ida Bozonoona and her husband Richard to Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., and they enjoyed it very much, except Ida nearly “died for a second” when she went upside down.…
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My son Jacob standing next to 15 foot pit in Uganda
What you’re going to see in this video is the power of working together. A group of Ugandans dug a 15 foot pit for a latrine but never used it. When we broke tools trying to break through lava rock, we decided after 2 days to explore using that pit. We began 15 feet down…
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How far do we drill?
Here is the next video showing the last stage of drilling where we find sandy sludge, a sign of water below. Here is a rewarding but subjective stage where you wonder how far to drill below. To understand how much water is in the hole at this point, use a string and weight to measure…
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Ida carries water
Our family ate and slept homes of Ugandans, and watching the way water is used and fetched particularly gave us more understanding of the importance of good clean water. We’ve all carried water for a little distance but we’re not as good at carrying on our heads! Ida and Richard Bozonoona hosted us in their…
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Buwembe village
Our first visit to Buwembe village where we drilled the water well was three days, then we visited two more times for a total of six days working on the water well. Google map search “Busia, Uganda” and you might find where we are. I don’t know if Buwembe would be on Google maps. Drilling…
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