In July of 2010, ADFT, in partnership with Triangle Tube of Blackwood, NJ, funded the construction of a freshwater well in the village of Labala, located in Botswana, Africa. This project, made possible entirely by a donation from Triangle Tube, consists of a newly drilled well approximately 100 feet deep and a new hand pump to draw clean water from the well. The well provide a community of approximately 400 people with clean, safe drinking water.
Stephanie Weaver and Daniel Lasserre, President of Triangle Tube
This project showed an extremely fast turn around from funding to completion, and we are excited to be able to report that the project is complete, and the community of Labala is now benefitting from the well immensely. The 400 inhabitants of Labala formerly drank from large ditches in the ground, filled with muddy brown water laden with disease and contaminants, as animals freely roamed in these ditches.
A typical water source for the villagers of Labala prior to the drilling of ADFT's well
When the ditches dried up, the women and children would hike 4 miles to a government pump. In the summer of 2010, before this well was drilled, the ditches were dry, as was the government pump, because the truck carrying the water got stuck in soft desert sand and never arrived. The villagers were so desperate that the women and children would walk miles and miles until they found cars passing by and stop them to beg the people inside to help them find water.
The community was also suffering because they were traditionally hunters/gatherers but the government banned hunting in their region – making ‘gathering’ their only option for food, despite the fact that they had no water to cultivate agriculture. The new well will not only keep them from contracting diseases from contaminated water or dying of dehydration, it will also allow them to cultivate agriculture, thus providing nourishment. 
The children in this picture are some of the thousands of people whose lives will be saved, and dramatically improved, because of the individuals, groups, and businesses who support our work.
Triangle Tube has been an innovator and industry leader in the manufacture of quality stainless steel water heating equipment, providing highly efficient, environmentally sound solutions to the heating and plumbing industry for over 60 years. It is extremely fitting, therefore, that the company has decided to fund the construction of a system that will bring clean, safe drinking water to 400 people living in poverty who previously lacked the access to clean water. ADFT is grateful for Triangle Tubes outstanding support to generate the necessary funds for such a life-changing project. Triangle Tube is the first ADFT business partner to fully fund a water project.
