Phase 2
Phase 2 was determined last year as we found far more villages than we accounted in the July 2020 survey. We installed 116 Bartose Strong Pumps in 2024 (details in Spring 2025 Update in the Archive). Phase two is underway with specialized material for 200 additional pumps and replacement parts are being shipped now.
3,600 lb. of material crated and ready for shipment to Lusaka Zambia.
My brother John loads the shipment on to my pal Gary Strange’s trailer where it is off loaded at a local freight terminal. Rail to Norfolk Virginia, ship to Durban South Africa, truck to Lusaka Zambia.
News from the Field
You may have noticed a new photo on the home page. This is Liyumbo School, one of four that now have a BSP.
Our forman John Simasiku has been making a few maintenance visits and reports that the BSPs are very well received and are changing lives. Below is a video of a scene being repeated where BSPs have been installed. It is now the Dry Season on the Matebele and Mulonga Plains. Typically a limited amount of vegetables are grown as any water for irrigation would be from water dipped from the holes. Now with a BSP villagers can grow lush vegetables year-round. Below is a video from John Simasiku at Liyumbo Nambwa village.
Call for Funds
Project Sheluka is now a proven organization. We are an approved Zambian NGO and have successfully negotiated duty-free import status with the Republic of Zambia. We have installed over 100 wells and pumps that immediately change the lives of people.
Our field work in 2024 has shown that there are approximately 30% more villages that we found in the 2020 survey. It is our intention to install an additional 200 wells and pumps in 2025. In order to continue this work we ask for your help. We are presently assembling a cargo shipment to Zambia to initiate this effort.
People often asked “How much does it cost to install a well and pump?”. As we had not yet installed a well and pump it was not possible to give an accurate answer. Now that we have direct experience, we can say that the total cost per well is just under $400. This includes everything: procurement, shipping, fabrication, transportation and services. Not much considering the immediate impact a well and pump brings to a community.
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