Myra’s Wells has a YouTube channel. See what happiness there is with clean water in Burkina Faso.
Search for Myra’s Wells in YouTube. They show something of the work that is being done to provide clean water in Burkina Faso. Here are details of some of those which have been added recently. The dates are the dates we have put the videos on YouTube. Click the orange heading to watch the video.
Video produced by Cross Country Trains shortly before Eddie’s retirement.
(24.04.2018) Click here: Eddie’s short interview
Following his award of the BEM in the New Year’s Honours, Eddie his vision of providing water in Burkina Faso – and his desire to share his faith.
Videos from the visit in January 2018
(02.03.2018) Click here: Preparing lunch
Some ladies preparing food in the traditional way and pictures of a milling machine that some of the lucky ones can use.
(02.03.2018) Click here: Welcome to Toukon
The welcome we received when we visited Toukon in January 2018. The ceremony was a joint one to celebrate the well which was drilled in October 2017 and the “opening” of the school. Actually, the school was opened in about 2013, but this was too good an opportunity to miss to have a good celebration!
(22.02.2018) Click here: Children singing
Children just enjoying singing choruses. They didn’t know we were coming. When we stopped the minibus and got out, we just heard the singing. There were no adults in the church! How lovely to see them so happy with none of the amusements that children have in the UK.
(13.02.2018) Click here: Fetching water at Silmiougou
This clip shows ladies using their bicycles to take water home from the pump. Watch the way they tie two containers together and put them on their bicycles. Then they balance a third container on top of the other two. Notice the little boy climbing onto his mothers bicycle! Clean water in Burkina Faso for the people. Well number 78 on our full list. Click here more detail about Silmiougou.
(13.02.2018) Click here: Cattle drinking at Debere
Providing water is as important for people. But it is also important for the livestock. We were just about to leave Debere and go to another village when a line of cattle appeared. They came along a track and went straight to the drinking trough. Nobody was leading them – they just knew the way. The well had only been there about 6 weeks! Some of the boys immediately starting pumping to give them water in the trough. Clean water in Burkina Faso for the livestock. Well number 99 on our full list. Click here for more detail about Debere.
(13.02.2018) Click here: Drilling a well
Watch the moment that water was found a Laado back in November 2016. There was a whole crowd of people watching. It was a wonderful moment when the drill struck water. Well number 75 on our full list. Click here for more details about Laado. Clean water in Burkina Faso for several villages.
(13.02.2018) Click here: Choir at the 100 wells celebration
Africans love to sing. It is no different in Burkina Faso. When we reached the milestone of 100 wells, our friends in Ouagadougou arranged a special celebration. This is a short clip of the choir singing for us.
(13.02.2018) Click here: One of our partners talking about his work
To identify villages where water is most needed, we work with pastors and evangelists on Burkina Faso. This is an English version of a TV News item that featured evangelist Boureima Diallo and a “Community Health Day” that he arranged. As many as 900 people attended to see on of over 40 medical specialists who came to help him.
Our promise
Our vision is to provide clean water in Burkina Faso for as many people as we can. This is whatever their ethnic or religious background. And we guarantee that every penny we receive will go to fulfilling that aim. Trustees will meet other
