by AdminWRBI | Oct 23, 2012 | All projects, Basic Services, Uncategorised
With the help of the Rotary Gistel, we have completed the installation of 29 water tanks in the villages of Tshezi, Mgojweni Folokwe. The community of Tshezi decided to allocate a tank to Xhora Mouth School where there is a dire need for access to drinkable water....
by AdminWRBI | Jul 16, 2012 | All projects, Basic Services, Uncategorised
The dry season has started: our rain water tanks and even fresh water springs are drying out and community members have to walk long distances to collect river water. The river water is not at all safe to drink causing diarrhoea and other water borne illnesses in...
by AdminWRBI | May 30, 2012 | All projects, Basic Services, Health & Nutrition, Uncategorised
As planned, the first tranche of funding received from the Rotary Gistel for the Water Infrastructure Project has been implemented. The project began in Mgojweni Village, where 6 tanks were quickly installed. The next village to receive their tanks was the village of...
by AdminWRBI | Apr 26, 2012 | All projects, Basic Services, Health & Nutrition
We are pleased to report that a great deal has happened with the profiling project since our last update. In December 2011 Nomzingisi and Kate finished collecting the profile data from Nqileni village. We would like to thank all the families in our community who...
by AdminWRBI | Jan 12, 2012 | All projects, Basic Services, Health & Nutrition
The BI is pleased to report that we’ve made big strides on the community profiling project. Since July 2011 Nomsingisi Hopisi, our Community-Based Care Worker, and Kate Rice, a long-term volunteer, have been going house-to-house in Nqileni collecting both...
by AdminWRBI | Oct 26, 2011 | All projects, Basic Services, Health & Nutrition
After their initial fact finding trip earlier in the year, the CSIR returned last week to engage members of the community in developing a plan for optimal water resource usage. The CSIR, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, has a lot of clever people who...
