Aqua-Africa employs a judicious selection process to ensure the villages they work with will benefit the most from their synthesis of aid and development. At present, the South Sudanese central government assists in identifying villages that have already taken steps toward developmental progress. As a result, the selected sites transcend tribal, linguistic, and political boundaries. We’re working towards a day when we can all help one another.
Projects
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WMC Locked Money Boxes
August 30, 2023 – Budi County, South Sudan. Aqua-Africa’s MicroDemocracy Program took a HUGE leap forward, when it began providing elected Water Management Committees (WMCs) with lock boxes for the storage of management records and water usage fees. In many communities, usage fees may include money or other items of …
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Afia WASH – Jur River WMCs Fencing
August 21, 2023 – Jur River, South Sudan. The Community WASH Representatives in Jur River County that were trained by Aqua-Africa as part of the Afia WASH program are doing great work. They are engaging the Water Management Committees and Chiefs to speed the implementation of fencing around the county’s …
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Maiwut Solar Arrays
August 9, 2023 – Maiwut, South Sudan. Aqua-Africa’s vendor, CRN Drilling Company is completing its work in Maiwut in advance of an independent review of its construction by an examiner representing the Juba Rotary Club. The solar arrays for 3 of the 4 water systems have been completed, and chain …
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Afia WASH Progresses
August 10, 2023 – Budi and Kapoeta North Counties, South Sudan. Aqua-Africa’s Program Officer and his team continued to make excellent progress in completing MicroDemocracy and Water Management Committee (WMC) trainings in Budi and Kapoeta North Counties.
Election Commissioners were trained in the villages of Riati and Itingi. In Homiri …
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“Build-A-Hut” Program Grows!
August 3, 2023 – Omaha, Nebraska. The 2023 Build-A-Hut STEM Summer Camp for Nebraska youth ended with a spectacular competition on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Eight youth organizations from Douglas-Sarpy Counties, Madison County (Norfolk), and Dodge County (Fremont) participated.
Campers learned construction engineering, civil engineering, and …
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Solar Array Completed
July 26, 2023 – Maiwut, South Sudan. The construction of the solar array that supports the Village Supplier Water Tower at 7th Day Adventist Parish has been completed. The construction included welding, framing, and erection steps. Of special importance was frame location and proper tilt, ensuring that no trees or …