Inspection of the hand pumps

Water, unlike most of the things that we are blessed with, is a common and essential element everybody should have rather than confining it as a luxury available to only those living in the metropolitan cities. Contrary to that belief however, most of the people in rural areas barely have access to clean drinking water, not only because it is mostly polluted or contaminated but also due to its scarcity. Moreover, summer is the season which strikes them like a lightning, because they have to travel around 4-5km, in the scorching heat of the sun, just to fill a bucket of clean drinking water and return with the same conditions which seems unreasonable. In addition, no country on the face of the planet has marched forward while a great number of its population is still striving for a basic necessity like water.

Hence, HOPE- an Health NGO in Pakistan has been helping the needy to obtain safe drinking water by installing hand pumps in areas where people don’t have easy access to it. In this regard HOPE’s youth wing in the US also held meet ups with various youth groups and students and enlightened them about the unavailability of water in these remote areas and the terrible consequences of ignoring the demand of safe drinking water in these areas. These meet ups winded up paving the way for the formation of a “support group” eager to provide financial support for installation of hand pumps in selected areas that are in dire need of clean water.

Previously, HOPE- an Health NGO in Pakistan has installed hand pumps in numerous villages, this time 3 villages namely Umar Jamoth Goth, Gul-hasan Goth and Usman Goth were selected for the setup of the hand pumps entrusted by HOPE which benefitted around 40-50 houses in the first village followed by around 50-60 houses in the second village and about 300-450 houses in the third village.

Under the leadership of Dr Mubina Agboatwalla- a child specialist in Karachi, a team comprising 4 members went to the above mentioned villages to monitor if the hand pumps were installed properly and if there is any complaint regarding it. The team, however, was delighted to see the outstandingly lit-up expressions and happy faces of the residents. Their gestures suggested that they have become accustomed to the usage of the hand pumps and their lives have become much easier. In addition, members of HOPE’s Youth Wing based in the US will visit these areas in a fairly distant future to view and inspect these hand pumps.