Pumps in the Ivory Coast
In the Ivory Coast, we have now put more than 120 groundwater pumps into operation. With the know-how of our partner organization ADER (Action pour le Developpement et l'Encadrement Rural) we have been repairing wells in villages in the Montagnes district for many years. The decentralized water supply makes daily life easier for the local residents and ensures access to groundwater that is not harmful to health. Until now, women and girls in particular have had to travel long distances to draw water from streams, rivers or water points, which is often contaminated with germs.
In 2019 alone, ADER repaired a total of ten pumps in the communities of Thè, Bielé, Kandopleu, Gbonbelo, Doué and Guéfensso, which now supply 12,660 villagers with fresh groundwater. In Thè, at the beginning of 2019, numerous villagers fell ill due to polluted water and a little girl died. In 2020, three more pumps were repaired in the villages of Gouine, Douholé and Ditomba, providing groundwater for another 4,500 people.