{"id":2030,"date":"2016-04-22T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T12:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roundaboutwatersolutions.org.za\/2016\/04\/22\/his-thirsty-community-needs-help\/"},"modified":"2016-04-22T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T12:58:20","slug":"his-thirsty-community-needs-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playpumps.co.za\/index.php\/2016\/04\/22\/his-thirsty-community-needs-help\/","title":{"rendered":"His Thirsty Community needs help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently received a letter from Modudi asking for help for his community. He said (abbreviated)<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1485\" src=\"https:\/\/playpumps.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Thirsty-Community-e1461318871417-212x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thirsty Community\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"1485\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>My never-say-die spirit continues and I have no choice BUT to continue.\u00a0 I have been writing emails for the last 11 years to countless companies and their foundations, both national and multi-national.\u00a0 Have written countless emails of plea to relevant government departments, all bearing no fruit or action.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>My sprawling rural village of Tafelkop just outisde of the small town of Groblersdal on the border of Mpumalanga\/Limpopo was established in 1959 after the community was forcibly removed from Magamatala.\u00a0 All the other villages have water but our village does not. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The previous government did dig five boreholes but only one was fitted with a Jojo tank and a machine.\u00a0 I am pleading with your organization to please fit the other boreholes so that the people can drink.\u00a0 My request is that simple and straight-forward, still armed with hope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a dire situation and Roundabout Water needs to visit the village, test the water to make sure it is sustainable and fit for human consumption, but needs donor funding to do this.\u00a0 If it passes then we can consider a PlayPump, but again we will need help to pay for the installion and equipment.\u00a0 If\u00a0 you can help in any way, please contact Sandra Hayes 011 543 7928 or sandra.hayes@playPumps.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently received a letter from Modudi asking for help for his community. 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