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Water Project Progress

A water tank surrounded by a circular brick wall with a white pipe above it

Work is progressing on Kubana’s water project. These September photos, shared by founder and executive director Prosper Ruberwa, document construction from the stone foundation and concrete base to the brick enclosure around a water storage tank.

The later photos show workers beside the tank and a white pipe above it. Together, the photographs give a closer look at the work on site.

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Watch the work on site

The video shows the building beside the tank, roof guttering and connecting pipes, and workers applying mortar to the tank’s circular brick enclosure.

Download the original video (MP4, 14 MB).

Construction photos

A circular stone foundation beside sand, gravel, and water containers
A circular stone foundation beside sand, gravel, and water containers
A circular concrete base covered with sheeting at the construction site
A circular concrete base covered with sheeting at the construction site
A water tank surrounded by a circular brick wall with a white pipe above it
A water tank surrounded by a circular brick wall with a white pipe above it
Two workers beside a water tank, one standing on a wooden ladder
Two workers beside a water tank, one standing on a wooden ladder
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