Clean Water for Ghanaians


It is the people, especially children, that motivate many charitable organizations, including the Church, to pursue clean water initiatives.	Believe it or not, when clean well water is not readily available, river or even pond water is used for drinking, cooking, and washing.


Children are assigned the chore of fetching water twice each day for the family.	Students get water for the schools. When there is no clean water, they carry the dirty water for use at home and school.

In early December, the Walkers completed 18 months as humanitarian service missionaries in Ghana. They directed educational and medical projects, but their passion was providing clean water for the children of Ghana. There are thousands of bore holes in Ghana that don't work. Flushing out the hole, repairing or replacing equipment, or upgrading the pump is often a low cost way to restore the supply of clean water to a village. Elder Walker had experience with wells on his farm in North Carolina. By working with contractors and vendors, the average expenditure to refurbish a bore hole dropped from over $2000 to under $1000 during his mission. As he would say, "Twice as many children won't get sick from drinking polluted water!"

Erna and Derl Walker
in front of the
Accra Christiansborg Stake Center


Preparing to flush a bore hole with an electric pump.	Carefully checking the pump to eliminate minor problems.


Laying out pipe and rods for a bore hole installation.	*Finishing a new pump platform.*


Elder Walker demonstrates the new pump for the chief and village elders.	*The village elders like the pump.*


*Old and ...*	*...young give the well a try.*


The containers are lined up for clean water.	After the celebration, it is chores as usual for the children!