For years, the people of Ormekeke in Nasipaoriong Village, Ngorongoro, lived with one shared struggle of water. Every dry season, families and herders moved their livestock to distant areas just to find it. That reality is now changing after the government, through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), completed a major water project by drilling for water and constructing a large storage tank with the capacity to hold 135,000 litres per day.
During an inspection of the site, the Ngorongoro Conservation Commissioner, Abdul-Razaq Badru, said the project has already brought significant benefits to residents of Ormekeke, Nasipaoriong and Olduvai, areas that have long struggled during the dry season. He added that the project was implemented in collaboration with the community as part of improving relations between the NCAA and local people. Commissioner Badru called on residents to protect and maintain the infrastructure through the water and environment committees that have been formed.
The Chairperson of Ormekeke Hamlet, Mr Oreteti Olenjorio, described the project as a lifeline for a community that has always lived in a dry area with no reliable water sources. He expressed gratitude to the government and the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority, noting that the new supply will benefit both households and livestock.
He further pledged that the community will ensure the sustainability of the facility through water user groups and by observing conservation regulations.
For the people of Ormekeke, the arrival of water is not simply a development project; it is hope restored and daily life made easier. It marks a moment of transformation for a community that has waited for years, one drop at a time.
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