We are delighted to update you on the progress of the Abayudaya Community Health and Development Project.
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Be'chol Lashon Launches
Abayudaya Community Health Project!
We are delighted to announce a wonderful beginning to the Abayudaya Community Project. We want to thank everyone who has contributed to the health and well-being of the Jewish people in Africa and their neighbors. These funds have been matched dollar-for-dollar by a challenge grant, as will all additional donations. This project serves as a successful model for other Jewish communities around the world. It is becoming a reality through your generosity.
I provide water in the desert and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen. Deut. 32:1-2
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Water, the Gift of Life
Since the official launch of the Abayudaya Community Project this month, we are delighted to report that a borehole has been drilled for the future health clinic and communities living around Nabagoye Hill. Water was struck in a stone after a long drilling and was pump tested after three days. The borehole obtained a reading of 1.01 cubic water after pump testing. Many people gathered to see if they could fill their Jerry cans from the fountain of water.
The water is still being tested by the Ugandan water authority for quality and reliability.
The next step will be running an electricity line up to the borehole source and then purchasing a submersible pump. Israel Siriri will begin these tasks as soon as the water quality results come back next week. It will require about 4 or 3 electricity poles to get to the source which is about 400m from the nearest pole.
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We received the letter below from Jacob Mwosuko, chair, the medical advisory committee of the Abayudaya executive committee:
It was all joy and celebration when the borehole was finished being drilled at Nabagoye and water started flowing like a river. People enjoyed the first flowing water, and everyone coming to see if he or she could fill the many Jerry cans they had. As a concerned community member, it has been hard to live all those years without any reliable source of safe water. We have been victims of all sorts of infectious diseases due to poor sources of water. I am sure that your effort is going to save a lot to this community in terms of expenses on our lives. I pray that Adonai adds more than what you have.
As chairperson of the health committee and on behalf of the committee members, I wish to extend our sincere thanks to the entire staff of the Institute for Jewish Research for their tireless work done towards the well being of the Abayudaya community to see that we too, like any other human being, live a free life without any common interference.
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