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In
the course of 2007, three volunteers from Italy; Enzo, Aldo, and
Alberto presented a drilling machine to Andiamo Trust that will
be used to drill boreholes around the region of Balaka. This development
comes following great and commendable initiatives currently run
by Andiamo Trust. The three volunteers who all work with an Italian
organisation known as Oltre Confine (Beyond Borders) come from Rieti
in Italy and visited Balaka for three months to study the viability
of the project.
Receiving the donation, padre Mario expressed gratitude to the Italian
community whose efforts to help the people of Balaka are complimenting
Andiamo Trust’s dreams. He described the initiative as the
most suitable one following severe shortage of clean water for Balaka
communities. In his remarks, padre Mario mentioned that that the
donation was made in the honour of the late Andrea Pacifici who
had plans to drill boreholes in Balaka. However, he urged the beneficiaries
to take good care of the boreholes once installed.
After commending the viability of the project, the volunteers will
be back to Balaka in February 2008 to train a team of local young
men and women who will be fully responsible for drilling boreholes
and managing the project.
In Balaka and surrounding areas, there is scarcity of clean water.
As a result, a lot of people tend to consume water directly from
rivers or unprotected wells. In the end, they inevitably catch all
sorts of bacterial diseases that lead to a reduced life expectancy.
By Eugenio Njoloma
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