Comments for Drop in The Bucket http://www.dropinthebucket.org Building water wells and sanitation systems at schools and villages in Africa Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:48:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Gukic Primary School by A Moveable Feast Feb 2012 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/upcoming-wells/gukic-primary-school/#comment-72 A Moveable Feast Feb 2012 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:48:16 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5773#comment-72 [...] K. The drinks were strong and the night ended up more than covering the cost of a well for the Gukic Primary School in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in South [...] [...] K. The drinks were strong and the night ended up more than covering the cost of a well for the Gukic Primary School in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in South [...]

]]> Comment on Start a fundraiser by nomis Fine http://www.dropinthebucket.org/start-a-fundraiser#comment-71 nomis Fine Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:56:32 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?page_id=5634#comment-71 I really want to help and i am finding the best way to do so. Keep up the great work! I really want to help and i am finding the best way to do so. Keep up the great work!

]]> Comment on Water Facts by Get informed Get the facts http://www.dropinthebucket.org/water-facts#comment-70 Get informed Get the facts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:37:13 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?page_id=13#comment-70 [...] Water Facts [...] [...] Water Facts [...]

]]> Comment on Ating Tuo by Jimmy Apunyu http://www.dropinthebucket.org/completed-wells/ating-tuo/#comment-69 Jimmy Apunyu Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:42:08 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=771#comment-69 [...] Apunyu is 15 years old and is in 7th grade at Ating Tuo Primary School, in Alebtong, Uganda. He lives in Oyon Alwevi Village, which is 1km from the school and has 15 [...] [...] Apunyu is 15 years old and is in 7th grade at Ating Tuo Primary School, in Alebtong, Uganda. He lives in Oyon Alwevi Village, which is 1km from the school and has 15 [...]

]]> Comment on The Vital Role of Girls & Water in Building South Sudan by DITB http://www.dropinthebucket.org/news/the-vital-role-of-girls-and-water-in-building-the-new-south-sudan/#comment-68 DITB Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:33:18 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5515#comment-68 We have several crews of drillers we employ who work for us. We use hand pumps, roundabout pumps and solar pumps. We even have a diesel powered pump at one large school. Our sanitation system is something we designed and developed. We are the only group building this kind of toilet, and it is the only toilet of it's kind in the developing world. Here is some information on it http://www.dropinthebucket.org/innovations and here is an article from Uganda's largest newspaper about our sanitation system http://www.dropinthebucket.org/press/the-new-vision-ugandas-largest-newspaper Thanks, We have several crews of drillers we employ who work for us. We use hand pumps, roundabout pumps and solar pumps. We even have a diesel powered pump at one large school.

Our sanitation system is something we designed and developed. We are the only group building this kind of toilet, and it is the only toilet of it’s kind in the developing world.

Here is some information on it

http://www.dropinthebucket.org/innovations

and here is an article from Uganda’s largest newspaper about our sanitation system

http://www.dropinthebucket.org/press/the-new-vision-ugandas-largest-newspaper

Thanks,

]]> Comment on The Vital Role of Girls & Water in Building South Sudan by Michael Stevens http://www.dropinthebucket.org/news/the-vital-role-of-girls-and-water-in-building-the-new-south-sudan/#comment-67 Michael Stevens Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:47:55 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5515#comment-67 Who actually goes to the site and digs, plumbs, and sets up the well? Do you use hand pumps, solar powered pumps, or on the grid systems? What types of sanitary facilities do you provide? I am a retired facility engineer, and journeyman pipefitter, and how you get this done interests me. I would like to know how you do it, thanks. Michael Who actually goes to the site and digs, plumbs, and sets up the well? Do you use hand pumps, solar powered pumps, or on the grid systems? What types of sanitary facilities do you provide? I am a retired facility engineer, and journeyman pipefitter, and how you get this done interests me. I would like to know how you do it, thanks. Michael

]]> Comment on Adire Primary School by Annet Poni http://www.dropinthebucket.org/completed-wells/adire-primary-school/#comment-66 Annet Poni Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:59:38 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=769#comment-66 [...] we drilled the well at Adire Primary School, the entire area was getting their drinking water from the river. Last year, Annet’s 5 year-old [...] [...] we drilled the well at Adire Primary School, the entire area was getting their drinking water from the river. Last year, Annet’s 5 year-old [...]

]]> Comment on Kenyi Openi by terriona everson http://www.dropinthebucket.org/personal-stories/kenyi-openi/#comment-63 terriona everson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:16:29 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5560#comment-63 im very sorry for you people who have to drink like this and im very sorry for yall sick ness ansd im going to give money to get yall clean water im very sorry for you people who have to drink like this and im very sorry for yall sick ness ansd im going to give money to get yall clean water

]]> Comment on Kenyi Openi by DITB http://www.dropinthebucket.org/personal-stories/kenyi-openi/#comment-61 DITB Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5560#comment-61 Hi skyler, There are several things you can do to help, from raising awareness through social and traditional media, or raising funds. This page on our website may give you some ideas http://www.dropinthebucket.org/get-involved thanks for the support Hi skyler,

There are several things you can do to help, from raising awareness through social and traditional media, or raising funds. This page on our website may give you some ideas http://www.dropinthebucket.org/get-involved

thanks for the support

]]> Comment on Kenyi Openi by skyler brown http://www.dropinthebucket.org/personal-stories/kenyi-openi/#comment-60 skyler brown Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:15:47 +0000 http://www.dropinthebucket.org/?p=5560#comment-60 i wish that i could help, but i dont know wat to do, i am so very srry. i wish that i could help, but i dont know wat to do, i am so very srry.

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