Driller, Francisco Soko

You won’t hear Francisco talk a lot but he would be working as a lion. Francisco is a well digger and a farmer. Because of Jacana’s business and technical training Francisco can expand his business by drilling boreholes manually and installing of pumps.

We stopped adding monitoring data after December 2018.

December 2018

Together with Andrew,, Francisco drilled a borehole and installed a pump at Grace Nkoma’s house. The pump was produced by Joseph Kabwe.

Pump for Grace Ngoma

Together with Erasmus, Obuloni and Andrew, Francisco drilled a borehole and installed a pump at Andrew Zulu’s house in Mkwekwe. Andrew will use the pump for marketing purposes and he will use the water for his household and the neighbours will also use the water for household use. Joseph Kabwe produced the pump.

Pump for Andrew Zulu, driller

Together with Erasmus, Obuloni and Andrew, Francisco drilled a borehole and installed a pump at Paul Zulu’s house in Mkwekwe. Joseph Kabwe produced the pump.

Pump for Paul Zulu

Together with Erasmus, Obuloni and Andrew, Francisco drilled a borehole and installed a pump at Joseph Ngoma’s place. Gid eon produced the pump.

Pump at Joseph Ngoma’s place

November 2018

Together with Erasmus, Obuloni and Andrew, Francisco drilled a borehole and installed a pump at Madiliso Lungu’s place. Gid eon produced the pump.

Pump at Madiliso Lungu’s place.

August 2018

The pump from Francisco is used by 12 neighboring household. Previously there was only one community pump in the village with always a long queue. The queue is dissolving thanks to the new “private” owned boreholes of Fransisco and Erasmus. The hard work has paid off.

Francisco’s pump

July 2018

Francisco is drilling together with Obuloni, Erasmus and Andrew in his village. They are drilling boreholes and install pumps at their houses. The pump will be used for domestic use by the family and neighbors but also for marketing purposes. Francisco can show the pump to customers and explain about his work.

Francisco drilling with the team in the village

Francisco is married and has 7 children and lives in Mkwekwe village, Section A in Khova Ward. Together with his wife he is farming crops and vegetables. Next to farming he is a well digger. It is job with dangers, because you are digging far down in the open well. After his technical training at Jacana where he learned how to drill boreholes manually he does not have to climb down anymore. Now he can expand his business by drilling boreholes manually and install pumps.