In the past two days, we wrapped up the search for sources in the Isingiro and Ibanda districts, exhausting the rest of the potential sources that the two district offices had given to us. Yesterday was our final field day, and it pretty decent one, kinda... Asaph, the other half of reduced roving team, was back from the OFF and we managed to see three sources, none of which were suitable for a GFS, but at least they characterized an accurate depiction of the majority of the sources that we’ve investigated. One had too little flow, one was too low in the valley for gravity to bring anywhere, and the last was a protected spring that was no longer functioning. Haha, yep, fitting end to the tale of this roving team.
We spent today at Canada House, going over all of the documents that we’ve managed to collect over the past few months. District project proposals, community project requests, maps, population data, health and sanitation surveys, water quality test results, we perused over them for the final time, sorting the useful from the useless, throwing out a few, categorizing some, reorganizing others. So now, hopefully, next year’s roving team will have an easier time trying to pick up from where we’ve left off. The best help they have though, above al the organizing and labeling that we’ve attempted to do, is Asaph, the constant on this roving team, and those to follow. It’s been a pretty banner year for Asaph as well, he was one of the crew who ACTS put through driving school this past summer, and he’s now been driving for a good five months I think. (haha, as you might imagine with any new driver, there can be some nervous moments, when we’re rounding a corner a little too fast, or passing a vehicle a little too close, or stalling on a hill; but overall, Asaph’s probably driving considerably better than I was after just five months on the road, and on Ugandan roads, no less!) He’s also got a second child on the way, due in March, or possibly even this month the doctors tell him. We’ve now got Asaph using the GPS like a pro, and he’s even been training the other Ugandans on it, and he’s now typing at a blazing forty characters per minute, thanks to the MaxType freeware program, (haha, yea, that one will take some more time and practice). So, it’s been a good five months and a pleasure working with Asaph and Mike. Best of luck to next year’s roving team, but no worries, you’re in good hands.
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