The Gift of the Givers has helped the water supply stress Komani is facing with another borehole, as well as other efforts that are bringing a splash of hope to people during the ongoing dry spell:
Komani, South Africa (03 March 2025) — The Eastern Cape’s Komani has struggled with water supply issues for months, to the point where easily accessible clean water has become a pipe dream for most, again. However—true to their name— non-profit, humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers has shown up to alleviate the community’s strife by providing boreholes to the town.
The latest of three boreholes for Komani made possible by the Givers, the recent drilling took place at Luvuyo High School to bring hope to both students and the greater Komani community alike!
Komani’s people have had to make do with alternative water sources for many years due to multiple factors: dam levels unable to meet demands, government infrastructure being delayed drastically, and climate-related reasons. The latest dry spell has been ongoing since the end of last year.
With this context in mind, Gift of the Givers’ boreholes are not a bandaid to a much bigger problem. For many, these efforts are the very thing that will help them access one of the most basic necessities.
According to the Givers, their drilling teams were able to strike water at 36,000 litres per hour.
The school’s empty back-up tanks were also filled up by the team’s water tankers—a big chunk of relief as Luvuyo’s staff and students were unable to use ablution facilities, while the Nutritional Feeding Scheme was also impacted.
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