Solar powered community borehole donated by Doctors without Borders In the city of Harare, Zimbabwe, local residents have grown tired of waiting for the government to provide them with safe and reliable drinking water. For over a decade, the city council has failed to fulfill this basic need, leaving many households with undrinkable water. The City of Harare council has been rationing water  for three or more days in a week , communities in Harare are now taking matters into their own hands.  Residents are pooling their resources to fund the drilling and installation of boreholes and water systems in their neighborhoods. One community in the Glen-view area provides a prime example. Neighbors on a particular street have agreed to each contribute $150 towards the project. This initial funding allows them to hire companies to drill boreholes and set up solar-powered pumps to bring the water directly into their homes.   "The water actually is undrinkable, and some organiz...