Mr. Ogaro
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Mohamed Jama Harale, a Beer community elder, is grateful that Mercy Corps helped restore water service to his village after flash floods washed away existing infrastructure. Photo: Mercy Corps Somalia
Beer (pronounced Bayer) village in Somaliland lost its water system in 2005 when flash floods hit the region, swept away water delivery pipes, and left a seasonal community well clogged with silt. Parents looked to their children for help and in turn students stayed home from school to help ferry water for livestock and household use.
Mercy Corps, with funding from USAID, recently replaced old water pipes and the pump dynamo, refurbished the community water standpipes and constructed a new reservoir at the school.
Today the community’s rehabilitated stand pipe bubbles with running water and Mohamed Jama Harale, a Beer community elder, exudes excitement as he explains, "I am happy that my animals can now get water and my three sons and one daughter who are school age can get time to go to school."
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- Countries: Somalia
- Tags: Water/Sanitation
Comments
Anonymous
January 28, 2010 12:15AM
i do highly appreciate what Mercycorps is doing in somalia/somaliland ..
so i am suggesting that its good to continuou what mercycorps doing...because community in somalia needed that actions....
enjoy your work with mercycorps.
Mark
May 3, 2010 11:46AM
Just wanted to say you were doing a good job. Water is essential and should be readily available to everyone.
mahad abdi moh'ed
August 8, 2010 12:59AM
sir/madam
mercy crop did a good job, all cummunties in somalia/somali land suggesting to continue
Rashid
December 15, 2009 4:32AM
I do highly appreciate what Mercy Corp is doing in Somalia, I think you have obtained some tangible result, You are involved in Noble Cause. PLEASE INVOLVE WOMEN IN PROJECTS especially in the case of Water Project, Women are often users for these infrastructure train them for elimentary repairs and maintenance, you should some workshop, having in the driving seat in these project will enhance the sustainability of these project.