We have heard from the Environmental Health Department at Ekwendeni Hospital that the pilot project to repair and maintain wells in the Ekwendeni district is going well. By Christmas, out of 19 wells identified for maintenance, 6 have been repaired. Work is in progress on a further 2 and the rest have been surveyed, the cost of repair estimated and it is hoped to begin work on these soon. The wells so far repaired serve over 5000 people.