Drought Relief
World Vision installs water tanks
In drought-affected Thaba Nchu and surrounds
G
lobal humanitarian aid organisation, World Vision South Africa has in partnership with Bloemwater and the
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality recently installed 26 JoJo Water Tanks in Thaba Nchu and surrounds as
part of its 150-tank/750 000 litres of water project funded by the FirstRand Foundation and other stakeholders.
The project was headed by World Vision’s Thaba Nchu Area Development Programme (ADP).
The 26 tanks will provide 130 000 litres
to community members residing in Thaba
Nchu and surrounding villages and bring
critical relief in an area which is still
plagued by drought and resultant food
shortage. The tanks will be filled regularly
by Bloemwater and maintained by the
various communities and the municipality.
In celebration of the project completion,
two water tanks were handed over to
the community of Middeldeel village
situated outside Thaba Nchu. The
ceremony was attended by members of
the Mangaung Municipality, Bloemwater,
Barolong traditional leaders, World Vision
and the community.
Cushion our children
against drought
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony,
Bhekimpilo Khanye, integrated ministry
director of World Vision SA accentuated the
importance of partnership and ownership
of the water tanks. “These water tanks will
cushion our children against the effects of
the drought. It is therefore imperative that
they have access to the tanks and it is filled
with water and maintained.”
He added the project would not have been
completed on time without the hard work
and commitment of the Thaba Nchu ADP
and support of the Mangaung Municipality,
Bloemwater and the Barolong council.
“We put a lot of pressure on our ADP and
they delivered. These water tanks are not
ours but belong to the community and we
hope these can bring immediate and much
needed relief to everyone,” says Kanye.
The 5000-litre JoJo water tanks were
constructed on ground level concrete slabs
and met municipal engineering criteria
during quality control and sign off of
the installations.
The remaining 124 water tanks are
currently being rolled out in KwaZulu/
Natal (Ixopo and Umzimkhulu), and
Limpopo (Thusalushaka, Kodomela and
Giyani) provinces.
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