By Sawadogo Lacine | Project leader
The Tallé-Bouli school did not have a borehole, pupils and teachers got their water from a well located near the school. The well is neither clean nor protected. Dust and debris carried by the winds poured into it.
One day, the students went to fetch water. Unfortunately an 8 year old student slipped and fell down the well. Alerted by the cries and screams of children, teachers and parents came running. A parent descended into the well using a rope and was able to save the child who was only slightly injured. Luckily, there wasn't much water in the well. Since that day, they have decided to plug this well and seek funding for the construction of a modern borehole.
It is for this reason that they approached Global NEEED Burkina who agreed to drill a modern borehole in the village. This borehole was drilled to allow the school's 362 students and teachers to have drinking water nearby and available for consumption at all times.
Also the painful chores of water and the diseases of water origins are largely reduced. This action by Global NEEED Burkina allows students to be in good health and regularly attend classes. It is also allowed for villagers who live near the school to also get water from this well.
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