Hello friends.
During the rainy season here we grow a lot of food. Fruits and veggies and our trees grow lush with mangos. We grow corn and okra and melons. We try to dry preserve a lot of our food to last through the dry months. When in our dry months we get no rain. So, to grow plants we need to bring water from place to place like I showed in the last video.
A well would allow my compound and neighboring compounds access to clean and flowing water that we can then not have to worry about if we will get sick from animals using the restroom in our water, or the e-coli or other bacteria that run rampant in our source currently.
A well currently would cost 400 british pounds to build.
We are searching for a mission or organization that can help us make this a reality.
Each day my compound walks back and forth. 10 minutes each way to get water. By the end of the day we have barely any to get until the next morning as the source refills from the underground water. Every water we get has to be rationed for drinking, cleaning, and watering our plants to try to grow during the dry season. When the plants burn from lack of water that means we go without food.
I work 2 jobs. In one I help clean and maintain a building. This job pays $25 USD a month. I do not accept this money. It goes to put these children through school since they no longer have parents. This money is enough to get them in school and make sure they have some food and care since they have no one else to do it for them.
I am also trying to create a wishlist to get these children school supplies. We are looking for a e-commerce site that allows wishlists and purchases that can be delivered to my compound in Gambia and surrounding areas.
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