Meguet Wells

Description of Meguet Parish and
Location of the three well-digging sites

St. Leon's parish in Meguet, Burkina Faso is spread out over 550 square miles, with a total population of 50,000 inhabitants. The villages you see on the below Map of the Parish, that are marked with a cross, all have small chapels and a catechist who is appointed to be at the service of the Christian community. Mass is celebrated at least once a month in those villages.

Kelken is a small rural village with a population of approximately 600 people, made up of Christians, Muslims, and followers of the African Traditional religions. The people of Kelken are all farmers and herders. They raise cattle, mules, sheep, goats, chickens, and tiny hens. There are no running streams or rivers anywhere near. The wells that were all dug by hand... some 40 feet deep, have run dry because of diminishing yearly rainfalls. The nearest deep well, which fortunately still has water, is about 1½ miles away. But everybody flocks to it to satisfy all the human and animal consumption needs.

This well projects, thanks to the help of those who care an want to help financially, will provide clean, safe drinking water for all the villagers, and also bring hope to all those who are talking about getting vegetable gardening started. Villagers here in Kelken have been waiting for this for so many years...