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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Project Team Scrum
May 10, 2023 – Yesterday, Aqua-Africa’s vendor team arrived in Maiwut to begin Village Supplier construction. The team included an engineer, a couple of welders, and two masons. CEO Buey Tut and Program Officer, Deng Madit, met with the team to discuss the day’s plans, and to discuss safety measures …
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Reinforcing Steel – Maiwut
May 8, 2023 – The four Village Supplier trenches in Maiwut have been dug and are being filled with concrete. Rebar (ie. reinforcing steel bars) is then placed in the concrete before it sets, to provide additional strength and to prevent cracking. The rebar is used in the footings, which …
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Tower Foundations Take Shape
May 4, 2023 – CEO Buey Tut is in Maiwut overseeing Village Supplier construction. Today, foundation pits were constructed at Kolong Primary and the Parish location. A foundation pit, also known as an excavation pit, is a large hole that is dug in the ground to create a foundation for …
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Maiwut Drilling Complete!
April 24, 2023 – Over the past month, Aqua-Africa’s drilling team and vendor, CRN Drilling Company LTD, have been drilling four new water wells in Maiwut Towne to serve the community. The wells were drilled to a depth of nearly 120 meters, and have proven to be highly productive, producing …
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Afia WASH Project
April 1, 2023 – As a subcontractor to DT Global, an international engineering and development company, and USAID, the Aqua-Africa team has been implementing its Microdemocracy program and approach to water point governance across South Sudan.
Afia (Arabic for “health”) WASH is a USAID program that will upgrade and install new, …
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Eighth Village Supplier!
October 1, 2022 – As you’ve read in our web headline, we are fundraising to construct our eighth solar-powered Village Supplier water tower. This time in the village of Nzara, South Sudan!
We will be constructing the tower inside Aqua-Africa’s compound which has housing and security. We will be electrifying and …