Pumps, Pipes, and Solar Panels

Bringing water from deep in the rocks below Afiri to the surface is a great accomplishment. Getting it from the well head to where people can use it is another big step. Electrical pumps, powered by solar energy stored in batteries, are the green solution the village has chosen for managing its water supply.

The pump for each well is powered by two solar panels.

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Workers raise a solar panel and hold it in place while concrete foundations are mixed and poured.

Installing the controls for one of the pump and panel systems.

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The first pipes that will bring fresh water to the people of Afiri.