Wells Bring Water to a Muslim Village

by Andrea Bauman, Ghana
3 August 2006

It's 5:30 a.m., and the village of Kubugu, in Northern Ghana, is waking up for the day. The clatter of metal buckets and pans mingles with the women's greetings on their way to the well. Fetching water is one of the first things a woman does in the morning, because many of her other chores depend upon it.

Searching for Water

During the dry season in Northern Ghana, water is in short supply. Kubugu has several wells but many run dry, and don't fill up again until the rainy season. Water has long been a problem in this village. An NGO tried to put in hand-dug wells, but they didn't let water in. Several organizations tried drilling boreholes, but never reached water. There is a dam where livestock can drink, but it is usually dried up two months before the rains come. Some people dig for water themselves, but the open pits do not provide safe water. When they dry up, the women have to walk almost five kilometers (three miles) to a riverbed. Through the BCA Project's wells, the people of Kubugu have realized that the Church is concerned about their needs.

Digging Wells for Kubugu

This lack of water led the people of the Muslim village Kubugu to approach SIM's partner church, the Bible Church of Africa (BCA), for help. When EMA (the mission arm of the BCA) missionary Peter Sandow and his wife Stella first moved to Kubugu, the BCA/SIM Water Project helped them by providing a hand-dug well. This gave such a good supply of water that they were able to share it with the community. Adequate water made it possible for Peter and his family to stay in a difficult situation.

Peter encouraged the Kubugu people to ask the Water Project to consider putting more wells in the village. Initially, they dug one well in each of the three sections of the village, and this year two more were added. These wells have provided the most constant and safest water supply the village has known. This year when the dam and the other wells were dry, most of the BCA wells were still giving water.

Long-term Benefits

The benefits of access to a good supply of clean water are clear. But less obvious is the impact on the attitude of a Muslim village to Christians. Through the BCA Project's wells, the people of Kubugu have realized that the Church is concerned about their needs. There is a long way to go until the Gospel is widely accepted in Kubugu, but the BCA wells have brought that acceptance a step closer.

See the project profile on the SIM Canada website.

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