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Once in the Shaartuz area, we met with an elderly couple who were very excited to be involved in the project to bring wells to their village.  This particular couple are friends of our national host, who will be running the Shaartuz well drilling project.  Our national host, the elderly couple and a handful of … More Two Christians

The following are a series of photos showing the construction of the lift pump.  We had access to a welder and used it to make the valve for the lift pump.

After we finished construction of the pump, we headed to the little village outside of Shaartuz to check out the possible locations for the 12 wells that our Host is going to construct. We traveled along rolling hills but the closer we got to Afghanistan, the more dry and arid the terrain became.  We stopped … More Tajik Rest Stop

We were all really happy with the final product and it finally gave the Host a visual to what I had taught them about in Pumps 101.  It was really cool when they said “oh, now I get it!” after they saw the pump operating.  I was really excited to finish the pump.  It was … More Testing Lift Pump

First of all, just getting our supplies is at least a day-long activity.  The Bazaar was crowded with people and materials and trying to explain “valve” with hand motions and drawings is not easy!  We did have interpreters there but Steve and Jen encouraged me to try to find items on my own since I … More Bazaar in Tajikistan