I was with overseas volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a fewdays I soon got used to living there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.One of my jobs was to supply the village with water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day carrying heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered. We built a simple pipeline and a water pump, and it worked first time. It wasn't perfect-there were a few leaks, but it made a great difference to the villagers, who had never had running water before. And not only did we have running water, but in the Hanukah evenings it was hot, because the pipe had been lying in the sun all day. All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not well-paid, it was well worth doing, and I would recommend it to anyone who was considering working for a charity.Finally, there's one more reason why I'll never regret working for OV. A few months before I left, I met and fell in love with another volunteer, and we got married when we returned to England.
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