It’s a Gusher! Fresh Water Comes to Afiri

Heavy drilling equipment puts our new bridge to the test, and finds ample pure water 150 feet below the village.

Digging for fresh water was everyone’s first goal, delayed only by the need to build a bridge to complete the big truck’s journey.

This first post shows how the drilling team arrives in Afiri and works to new water supply and brings it to the surface.

The last video in this post shows that water making its dramatic first appearance.

The drilling truck crosses the new bridge to Afiri.

The drilling rig sets up to do its work. The pipes in the truck on the left will be permanent parts of the well.

The drilling crew sets up the rig into

With its guard in place, the drill kicks up soil and rock as it goes down.

Pure water, fresh from the rocks 150 feet below the village.