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Survey Technology Is Crucial to a West African Village’s Survival By Jeff Winke SPECIAL TO CEG
One of the most powerful symbols in the world is commonplace for many. Grab a glass, go to a faucet, and fill it with water. Water is essential to life. It is considered a purifier in most religions. Water is essential to good health. Classical philosophers, pulling from the Greeks, will recite the four elements of earth, water, fire and air. It extinguishes fires, irrigates crops for food, and cleans away dirt and germs. Water is a strategic resource in the globe and an important element in many political conflicts. Water is essential. Even living on a planet, which is 70 percent covered by water, there are communities where access to clean water is a struggle. To some, the glass of water poured earlier can represent affluence, entitlement, and success—a symbol of what the haves have and the have-nots do not. In 2004, more than 1 billion people, 16 percent of the world population, did not have access to an improved water source, meaning that they have to revert to unprotected wells or springs, canals, lakes or rivers to fetch water. Today, an African village of approximately 1,000 resi-
The proper placement of the tanks and the network of piping is critical for ensuring the effectiveness of the water system.
Twelve publicly accessible standpipe water taps with galvanized iron faucets are located at prominent village sites, such as a church and a school. Each standpipe has a designated “president” who holds the key to the standpipe tap, and is responsible for turning the standpipes on for a period each day so households can collect their daily water supply.
dents was able to join the haves, due to the generous help of a student chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB) and several professionals who functioned as mentors. The Yale University, New Haven, Conn., chapter of the “12,000-member group of socially-conscious engineers” had responded to a request from the African nation of Cameroon to work on a clean water system for the town of Kikoo. Located in central Africa, Cameroon is called “Africa in miniature,” because of the diversity of its indigenous see VIllAge page 4