Forgot to add that Jake was given a grant by University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point to do a Water Research project. He got over one-hundred water samples from all different sources in Bwambo village and tested each for bacteria and ecoli counts. He then set up a lab in the back closet in our house where he created sample containers, which he placed in an incubator, powered by a car battery to grow the bacteria. In the end his results were very clear. The homes that had water tanks were very dirty, mostly from using water containers that were not clean, and the fresh water sources from the mountain were quite clean. Next year, he will return to re-test the water following a huge water project the group from the Netherlands is doing in Bwambo. Should be a really interesting study and one he could use for his future work in Hydrology and Water Management.
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