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Training of drillers in Chipata
Jacana has been able to organize a manual drilling training of three weeks thanks to funds from Marie Stella Maris and Stichting Haella,The training took place in the month of June. The trainers were Elias Muzumala from SMART Centre CCAP, Malawi and Laban Kaduma from UVINJO, Tanzania (experience since 2005). In addition, three assistants were selected by Jacana from the group of drillers that were trained in March 2017.They are trained step by step to become the future trainers for Jacana SMART training centre.
Eight new drillers have been trained, four well diggers from Khova ward, two helpers who work for previously trained drillers, an employee from Jacana and somebody from WARMA (WAter Resource Management Authority).The other drillers of the group trained in March 2017 are called when something new was discussed.
Jacana deliberately keeps the group of drillers small, this to give them the chance to start a healthy company. Competition is good, but too many competitors destroy the market. The drillers are chosen from geographically different areas in Chipata District.
It was quite a happening to have about 20 men in the training every day. Each morning started with a short theory session and then the men went to practice manual drilling. The following items have been trained: