Our newest Sand Dam site: Chololo village

About Chololo village:

This village is located about 46km out side of Dodoma town (15 km from the Dar el Salaam road)
Population: 4,000
Water sources: 2 sand rivers where water is collected by digging about 3 or 4 meters in the sand. The water from the sand rivers come in late November (beginning of the short raining season) and is usually dried up by late June, leaving people to travel about 5-8 km to the nearest water source (a well pump) .

Problem with water:

The only source of water, a well pump has been out of sorts for the past 4 years.

· Insufficient water

· They have a bore hole but it is not working due to the old infrastructure. It was built in 1972 but has not been working since 2006. Need 11 million tsh (6,500 usd) to fix. Have a donor who will contribute 8 million and village needs to contribute 3 million (2,000 usd).

·Have a well at Jamhuri but it goes dry during the dry season.

·Working with other partners in water Ahamadia, Wana, and a Muslim organization.

Why do they want a sand dam?

·Because they need water throughout the year.

Crops that are grown:

millet, maize, groundnuts, sunflower, mafuta.
Average yields- 2-3 bags per acre.

Surveying the Chololo Sand River

The trench dug at about 10 ft deep
Carts and containers used for carrying and storing water
Terracing the land at Chololo sand dam site to help protect the dam walls (10/4/2011)

Women working together

SPECIAL THANKS!!!

Special thanks to Ed and Debra LLoyd of Omega International who supported us in installing the well-pump at Chololo and also helping to service the broken pump at Chididimo, and Zuzu --at NO charge!! We know that this help came from the Lord because of their selfless attitude and their caring Spirit. What a blessing Ed and Debra has been. We praise the Lord for them and we thank them so much for their demonstration of Jesus' love to the people in the communities around Dodoma.