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.