Water Collection

While we were in Mohare, we put in a water collection system - gutters and 10,000 L of storage capacity.

All of the stuff for the projects had to be carried by porters from Nangi up to Mohare. I could barely carry me up to Mohare - they carried pipe, tanks, concrete, etc. it was amazing to watch.

We used PVC pipe as gutters. Here is a picture of the kids cutting the pipe for gutters:

Here is the back of the eating area at the beginning of the project...

Digging a trench for the pipe. This part was a bummer!

We got a water purifier called MIOX mostly donated to us. It takes salt water and converts it into oxidants that kill bacteria and viruses in the water. This way, hikers can drink the water without worrying, and the cook doesn't have to boil so much water. Here's me teaching Tek and Kim (not sure how he spells his name) how to use it...

Here's the installed system. They will fix up the area a little more, but it's basically done. Monsoon had started while we were there. In one night we collected about 5,000L of water, so they'll have no problem filling up tanks. As they get more hikers, they can add more capacity by adding more tanks...