The rainy season is happening in earnest. It poured all night and torrential rains all afternoon. The red sandy soil with few rocks, reminds us of PEI and absorbs the rains after a few hours and the puddles disappear. Thunder storms almost every day and black clouds move in rapidly and suddenly it is raining.
In between the rain storms we travelled by bus to Kapumo waterfalls where a self-educated mechanical and electrical genius Mr. Charles Mubanga Mumba and his family have harnessed the waters of Kapumo Falls in Mporokoso and established a mini hydroelectric power station which meets the electricity needs of their local community. His other innovation also includes a pressure pump which pumps water from Kapumo falls to his fish ponds, gardens and for household needs. He is very proud of the medal presented to him by the Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema.
We did a walk around of the school grounds to see how the repairs were progressing. The painters have put on a first coat in some classrooms, are building shelves and windows are being repaired. The chicken house is being readied for the 200 meat birds. The grass in the chicken run is slashed and a path cleared to the coop. We are extra careful about long grass since we learned that there are cobras and black mamba snakes in the area.
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| Taylor we met at the market today. |
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New turbines for the waterfalls electric project.
This is Isaac. |
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| Prototype of water wheel made from a tractor wheel. |
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John MacInnis and Charles the inventor.
Betty Jane in Background |
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| Winnie with the type of hoes used in the fields. |
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| Inside the water turbine house. |
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| Checking out the paint job in classrooms |
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| Fine looking chicken house. |
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