Clean Water for a Village

Lähteä matkaan, panna toimeksi
To set out (along a path before dawn)
Kaivaa
To dig a well (the well was dug)
Johtaa putkia pitkin, putkittaa
To pipe water (to two standpipes)
  1. What is the main point the writer makes about the water project in Amboka?That the villagers themselves shaped and drove the project, with outside help playing a supporting role
  2. According to the text, what condition did the elders set before any work began?That a committee elected in Amboka run the project, rather than have it imposed from outside
  3. Why does the engineer say he had "underestimated the community"?Because the villagers insisted on maintaining the machinery themselves instead of relying on his return visits