The theme of the trip was supporting education.

The group visited several schools, many of them in very rural settings, supporting their learning, playing sport and helping in their feeding programme.

Nat reads to a small group of enthusiastic children

Becky plays ball with a group

Cataloguing books in one of the school libraries supported by the lodge where the group stayed

We took in part in  borehole monitoring which involved surveying boreholes in the local area to asses whether they were functioning or not. We went out in teams to check the status of known boreholes and help repair them. This survey also allowed us the opportunity to monitor the quality of the borehole water.

Bryony at work with the field testing kit

Using a field kit the water was tested for faecal coliforms and in particular E.coli, with some very alarming results, with some water sources showing heavy E.coli contamination.

Work like this allows identification of contamination so that action can be taken which will  help to provide safe water to communities, as a single borehole can supply 100s of people (Bryony Down)