Stephanie Ng's Visit- May 2012

Lucas and I walked to this well very early in the morning as we were hoping to leave Wamba and travel to Archer’s Post later in the morning. When we arrived, I was surprised at first that no one was present at the well. However Lucas reminded of the rains the night before. Recalling this storm, I honestly do not think I have witnessed such heavy rain ever in my life which went on for the better part of the night and early morning. Because of this rain, Lucas presumed that the women probably were sleeping in or taking their time to come to the well because they knew that the farm was well watered the night before.

As I just alluded to, there is a beautiful farm right next to the well that is fenced off from the outside. Many aspects of this farm including the sturdy chain-link fencing around the entire farm was funded by M. Night Shyamalan Foundation. This farm was flourishing with many different crops: I saw a pepper tree that was already bearing a lot of green peppers; there were rows and rows of kale; we spotted a sugarcane plant; at the front near the other side of the fence was a pumpkin patch that was beginning to flower; Lucas pointed out a tree that bears peanuts. I am sure there are many other kinds of crops they are growing but those are the ones that Lucas could easily identify. Lucas informed me that this community is hopeful that this harvest will be very plentiful and fruitful.

As for the well which is located next to the gate, there has been no problems with any of the hardware and has been pumping enough water to nourish both the crops and the people.

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rally4life visits Laga Well

This was the busiest well, close to Wamba and with a community garden. It was a lovely spot, shady and fragrant thanks to the well giving life to the garden. 26 families are members of the garden, they have nursery beds and then transplant. It was close to harvest time and everything looked lush. We saw lots of kale, peanuts and I think some corn.
This well is guarded 24 hrs a day because it means so much to them. Visitors are charged the small fee of 50shillings for water.
Previously water was sourced from the river which was salty. There were some Muran present and they had filled bowls for washing clothes but took them down by the river so as not to contaminate the well.
We met the delightful Peter Olesawa who learnt excellent English in school back in 1962!

rally4life visits Laga Well

This was the busiest well, close to Wamba and with a community garden. It was a lovely spot, shady and fragrant thanks to the well giving life to the garden. 26 families are members of the garden, they have nursery beds and then transplant. It was close to harvest time and everything looked lush. We saw lots of kale, peanuts and I think some corn.
This well is guarded 24 hrs a day because it means so much to them. Visitors are charged the small fee of 50shillings for water.
Previously water was sourced from the river which was salty. There were some Muran present and they had filled bowls for washing clothes but took them down by the river so as not to contaminate the well.
We met the delightful Peter Olesawa who learnt excellent English in school back in 1962!

Sneak Peak at Laga Club

While on a walking photo safari, we stopped by the Laga Farm and Well. The place looks beautiful with lots of veggies growing though Peter and Mary Nyambura, two of the twelve farmers, told us a story of elephants and how they destroyed the farm some time ago. They both pleaded with me for a barbed wire fence.

They are making about 1500 KES/day on the sale of their produce. The money is put back into the farm as an investment.

Overall, spirits seem high and the community is encouraged to expand and improve the farm.

June 2011 Update by Paalo Lekuuk

Routine visit:
-well is functional
-established a new well committee for the community

Kristen Kosinski's Visit - February 2011

On her visit Kristen met with a variety of community members, including elders, children and the chairwoman of the community's women's group. Below is the information she gathered on this visit:
-Community created a garden which took about five months to create
-The garden includes carrots, kale, tomatoes, and spinach
-The community needs a watering can which costs 800KSH
-Elephants are the biggest issue
-Average income for garden: 1000 KSH/day per woman
-Reuben from Milimani community has been teaching the community how to farm
-Fencing around the well could use an upgrade
-The well has a watchman

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Sarah Ball's and Ashley Cook's Visit - June 2010

Notes from Langa Well:
-The community is extremely happy with the well
-Children in the community are now able to go to school
-The chain link fence was stolen by non-community members
-Wood and thorn branches were used to create a new fence around the well. Therefore this type of fence may be more logical for wells that are closer to towns and therefore more likely to be stolen
-No current problems. They are prepared for breakages because they were taught how to fix the rubbers
-Community is sure to have an older person oversee the well during the day to prevent children from playing with the well and breaking it

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The Falkenberg Family's Visit 2010

Please see the pictures below for the Falkenberg Family's visit to this well in June 2010. (D4W1)

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