Bridge Over River Moringa 2015 Update

In the original 2014 Bridge Over Moringa Blog Entry we showed the devastation our hard won Moringa Bridge suffered in yet another flash flood that had decimated not one but now our second earlier built bridge as well.   

 All need to understand that what we refer to as Moringa River is actually a small, slow flowing creek most of the year.  But then the rainy season comes and the creek will grow 20 to 30 times its normal size within hours when particularly torrential rains come. 

The inevitable and recurring flash floods destroy nearly everything in their path washing away a lot of hard won work and progress.  Having lost two iterations of our Morigna Bridge construction over the last 4 years, a particularly violent 2014 flash flood was the final blow.  

Moringa Community however, is not an organization that gives up.  Abu, yet again rallied the village to come to our aid to restore the only way into our compound from the main road.  Early in the 2015  dry season when the creek was at its lowest and the weather at it hottest, this significant reconstruction project was begun. 

Moringa USA funding for this construction was limited to just $6,800. These funds went toward the purchase of 20 units of 4’ diameter cement culvert pipe, bags upon bags of portland cement, aggregate, diesel fuel for hauling supplies from the capital, tractor and dump trailer rental, lumber for form construction, plus many bags of rice and beans to feed our volunteers workers.   

      Hurray for our teachers, staff, students, Baako villager volunteers, and the generosity of  40 American project supports that have donated so far in 2015 that have enable this bridge to become a reality.
      Please note that as of the date of this Bridge Update entry, we are still 22% shy of our $48,000 annual MCST budget subsidy goal and the year is nearly up. Again we remind that MoringaCommunity.org USA is an unpaid volunteer 501C3 were you can rest assured that 97% of your fully tax deductible contribution is applied directly to our programs in Ghana.   You will not find a higher valued programs to cost ratio in any other charity.  Please donate today.