Kim D R Findlay 1960-2023 We are sad to report the death of our dear friend and fellow Trustee, Kim Findlay, on June 22nd 2023 after a three and a half year battle with cancer. He leaves his wife Sarah and two children Holly and Fred. He remained brave and positive throughout his illness and … Continue reading Sad News about one of the founding Trustees →

This is the well site in the village of Día which is a remote village of 800 people, located across the Moa river to the east of Barri. In 2015, after the floods subsided from the rainy season, Alive & Well managed to send the rig and drilling team across to this village and drill … Continue reading Dia School receive the urgent spare parts needed →

Members of the Bandsuma village group around their repaired second pump.  For larger villages there is an essential requirement for two independent water sources to maintain consistency and supply, and cater for the needs of the residents.  They said ‘the repair to our second well was vital to our village and the health of our … Continue reading Bandsuma Pump back to working. →

So, it is presently the dry season in Sierra Leone and we have been continuing with the repair and maintenance of our existing wells.  Regretfully the photos we receive from the team are not always perfect, but they give a good feel of the ongoing works and the villages they are helping.  Many pumps and … Continue reading Continuing Repairs in Pujehun →

In a country where resources are limited, repairs are constrained not only by the restricted funding available but also by the general economic conditions in Sierra Leone and the limited availability of parts.  Employing makeshift remedies can sometimes be the only way to keep water flowing in a village or school, even if it is … Continue reading More funding required to permanently fix temporary repairs →

It was with much sadness we received the news of the death of Tony Evans.  On September 14th 2020 Tony, father of Rory Evans, passed away after a short but peaceful fight with pancreatic cancer.  Tony and his wife Karen Binns have been a huge support and influence on Alive & Well and over the … Continue reading Sad Loss of friend to Alive & Well →

Finally clean water returns to Njala Village! Due to various problems the village of Njala has been without use of their well for some time and this has been of great concern to both Alive & Well and the PDO (our in country NGO).  Finally however we have managed to raise sufficient funds and overcome … Continue reading Clean water returns to Njala Village →

Dia is a large subsistence farming village of some 800 people situated to the east of the Pujehun region some 5km past the Moa river in the eastern of quarter of Barri Chiefdom. When we first became aware of the village it already had a well, but demand on the supply was more than the … Continue reading Dia School have their well repaired →

As with the bearings, seals are also particularly susceptible to wear and damage by contaminants such as sand which can be picked up in the bores of the well and drawn up through the pump.  This is minimised by the design of the bore liners which are made of durable plastic and initially sealed at … Continue reading Golawoma Village well being maintained →

Urgently required repairs were completed this week in Bevehun, a village in the Barri Chiefdom of the Pujehun district.  Bearings are a constant problem, good quality sealed versions are difficult to get ‘in-country’ consequently they easily become contaminated with grit and water and as you can see, can be susceptible to rust and excess wear.  … Continue reading Repairs in Bevehun →