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My Cycling Tour
- 2018/19 Europe, South America, Australia
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	2018: Village of Mbah, Kumbo, Cameroon
	2017: South Sudanese Refugee Camp in Northern Uganda

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Für Kurzentschlossene, die morgen Abend noch nichts vorhaben: Kommt doch um 19 Uhr ins Heinrich-von-Kleist-Forum, ich zeige ein paar Bilder meiner Wasserprojekte und Radreise. Organisiert vom Forum für Umwelt und gerechte Entwicklung Hamm. #hamm #fuge #fugehamm #heivokleifo #vhshamm

Final touches have been made and the concrete is now drying out! After the pump and water testing at the end of this week, it is good to use and will provide roughly 2 cubic metres per hour. As this project is coming to an end, I want to once again thank all donours that supported during my cycling trip and after. You were all so generous and this well is all yours. Feel free to travel to Uganda and have a look at it yourself, I gladly send you the GPS coordinates. Btw, this is only the first half of the donation money, so another well will be implemented in Cameroon next year. Keep following for updates on that project, too. #busia #busiadistrict #uganda #drilling #globalh2o #water #donation #donours #generosity #thankyou

After flushing the borehole, we installed the handpump. Pipes of stainless steel were connected one by one to a depth of 24 metres with the first one carrying the actual pump. Before, we had measured how high the water had risen in the pipes. I was the first to test it and it pumps really smoothly! #busia #uganda #busiadistrict #globalh2o #well #borehole #handpump

What a moment...masses of water splashing out of the ground 😀 To rinse out most of the mud inside the borehole, a hose is pushed all the way down through the pipes. After connecting it to a compressor, it blows out the water that has already entered and with it a lot of dirt. This procedure was done for about 40 minutes and believe me I couldn't take my eyes of this scenery and enjoyed every second of it. #busia #busiadistrict #uganda #drilling #drillingforwater #globalh2o #water

After the borehole reaches its depth, the drilling pipes are replaced by blue plastic pipes. Those will remain in the borehole. Through small slots in the blue pipes and added gravel all around it, the water is filtered and can gather inside the pipes. #drilling #drillingforwater #busia #busiadistrict #uganda #globalh2o

When we arrived at 9am, everything was ready and the drilling started immediately. The drilling pipes, each 4.6 metres long, were manually attached one by one until a depth of around 70 metres was reached. At first the soil came out very dry and dusty, but then it got more muddy and eventually watery. The whole process took about two hours. Many small spectators from the primary school next door came to see what's happening. #busia #uganda #drillingforwater #drilling #globalh2o

Last night, the workers prepared everything for a smooth drilling start this morning. They cleared the site from plants and bushes so the rig can access the site and made sure to have all the pipes and equipment ready. When the project was planned a few weeks ago, an expert came with a water detector and recommended three spots on this land. The rig was installed at the most promising one and the workers camped out at the site. #busia #uganda #drilling #water #drillingforwater #subsaharandrilling #dharaniboreholesltd #globalh2o

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