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Thies - Louga, Senegal, Africa. Children from Darou Ndjaye in western Senegal enjoy playing in the fresh, clean water from a borehole well drilled the previous week just outside their village. Aided by a temporary motorized pump, the children hose each other in the hot sun. A World Vision crew will install a cement slab and hand pump next week following some routine tests to measure the mineral content of the water and to ensure it is safe from any comtamination.

The well, World Vision's 579th dug in Senegal since 1986, represents new hope for the people of Darou Ndjaye. Seringe Mor Ndjaye, the 71-year-old village chief, sees the difference a week has made. "Our women were always so tired before the new well. But not now. The well represents a new beginning for us."

Indeed, the well -- capable of providing 40,000 liters of water an hour -- is the first and most important step in World Vision's strategy to help communities like Bineta's become self-sufficient. Many more interventions will soon follow in Darou Ndiagye, part of the Kajoor Area Development Project. Through seeds provided by World Vision, the people of Darou Ndjaye hope to soon begin growing onions, potatoes, mangos, and other nutritious foods. They also look forward to the day when they will have literacy courses for adults and children in the village. "We want to read God's word," says 35-year-old Binetta Thiaw. A locally trained well-maintenance crew will ensure that the well maintains top performance for years to come. With a new well, Bineta Thiaw no longer rises from bed twice each night to draw water from her village's traditional well. Now she has time to care for her children, wash their clothes, and irrigate her garden where she'll soon grow onions, potatoes, mangos, and other nutritious crops. Photo by Brian Sytsma/World Vision.

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Image Description:	Media Photo CD images 19114 22

Category:	Media Photo

Image filename:	19114 22

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Caption:	Thies - Louga, Senegal, Africa. Children from Darou Ndjaye in western Senegal enjoy playing in the fresh, clean water from a borehole well drilled the previous week just outside their village. Aided by a temporary motorized pump, the children hose each other in the hot sun. A World Vision crew will install a cement slab and hand pump next week following some routine tests to measure the mineral content of the water and to ensure it is safe from any comtamination. The well, World Vision's 579th dug in Senegal since 1986, represents new hope for the people of Darou Ndjaye. Seringe Mor Ndjaye, the 71-year-old village chief, sees the difference a week has made. "Our women were always so tired before the new well. But not now. The well represents a new beginning for us." Indeed, the well -- capable of providing 40,000 liters of water an hour -- is the first and most important step in World Vision's strategy to help communities like Bineta's become self-sufficient. Many more interventions will soon follow in Darou Ndiagye, part of the Kajoor Area Development Project. Through seeds provided by World Vision, the people of Darou Ndjaye hope to soon begin growing onions, potatoes, mangos, and other nutritious foods. They also look forward to the day when they will have literacy courses for adults and children in the village. "We want to read God's word," says 35-year-old Binetta Thiaw. A locally trained well-maintenance crew will ensure that the well maintains top performance for years to come. With a new well, Bineta Thiaw no longer rises from bed twice each night to draw water from her village's traditional well. Now she has time to care for her children, wash their clothes, and irrigate her garden where she'll soon grow onions, potatoes, mangos, and other nutritious crops. Photo by Brian Sytsma/World Vision.

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