This is how the shallow wells used to look before JTW added the pumps. This was a health hazard because the water was exposed to the elements and became unsanitary. The kids in the picture are drinking directly from the open well, which had formerly caused numerous outbreaks of cholera and other waterbourne diseases.

Collecting water from a shallow well (before JTW's improvements).

A new bore hole (deep well) near the JTW Clinic (still under construction in the background), courtesy of High Desert Church in Victorville, California, USA.

Men working to drill a the borehole.

The construction of a concrete water basin to make it easier to wash clothes.

A shallow well in Kapundu village. In an effort to alleviate the problem of waterborne diseases, JTW partnered with the community to fix up and install pumps on almost all of the open wells in the villages surrounding Dzuwa.

A shallow well in Kachipande village. This family is very happy to have clean water in their village.

A woman enjoying the privilege of potable water in Ofesi village.

Women enjoying the pump on the shallow well in Chaima village 1.

Another shot of the shallow well in Chaima village 1.

Another shot of the shallow well in Chaima village 1.

Even the young men are excited about shallow wells. This is the chief of Kapangalika’s village.