Empower 300 villagers in Ibadan slum, give water!

The long awaited time to solving the problem of difficult access to portable water by the villagers of Babaegbe and adjoining hard to reach villages is here. The village is located in the outskirt of Ibadan city, Oyo state Nigeria. This move to getting the problem solved has been on for quite a while now. Several progress have been made in this regard. But, raising funds for the main stage of the project which is drilling and encasing has been a "thug of war". Though, an Organization who has promised to partner in providing some of the accessories needed after drilling is still standing by. However,  the heavy downpours in recent times have made the road more inaccessible to both light and heavy weight machineries. This gave us an opportunity to negotiate a flexible instalmental payment process with our contractor. The process which recieved a warm welcome by both our trustee and the contractor, aims at getting the total needed fund ready against the period when the road will be accessible to the drilling machines. The trustee and members of the Organization have therefore agreed to contribute a monthly token offline to enable us reach our goal. Meanwhile, the first instalment had since been paid to kick start the process. The community members are also showing their commitment in their little ways. 

 Portable water in this village will not only prevent outbreak of diseases, it will also be a major way of economic empowerment to the entire neighbourhood. A little above $1,000 more with  the resources already gathered will help us more than almost achieving the project goals.