July-Oct Captures on

Drought Impacts and

Coping Mechanisms
Sawa-Bayun-Pirimapun-Agats
2015

A well was digged out near Fr.

Vinces house in Sawa around
July 2015 to anticipate the
decreasing precipitation. The
water, however, too murky to be
consumed. So, it was mainly for
toilet flushing usage.

Due to water shortage, activities have either be called

off or canceled out. Picture shown below was women
empowerment activity in Sawa Erma. The organizer did
not completely put a halt on the activities, they mainly
adjust the topic/subject. Other examples are the
cancellation of Komisi Keluarga meeting and Pesta
Budaya.

TMM sisters in Bayun digged out a well

inside their convent and put up plastic
wall to prevent dirt. The water was
very murky at first.

Sisters have to filter the water by using seasand

and some carbon/charcoal.

Cracked soil of paddy field in Sanem,

Pirimapun

Farmers used pumping machine

(alkon, local term) to fetch water
from the river and wet the paddy
field in Sanem Pirimapun

Pirimapun women collectively

fetched water from the dusun
across the river. They sold it to
the communities. One Bugis
man bought a jerrycan of water
for Rp 5000,-. Its too cheap, but
the women did not dare to
refuse. They blamed each other
for giving such a low price and
fought among them until night.
The conflict was resolved by the
kampung elders the following
morning by asking the Bugisman
to pay the water in reasonable
price.

In Agats, people have to walk miles

away further in land to get water.

Sisters TMM in Agats who

manage girls dormitory fetched
consumable water from Aswet
river.

Local man of Agats

fetched murky creek
water in front of his
house.

Farmers digged out trenches

to catch water for their
plants

Using any available sieve

to filter water from the
trenches to produce
clear enough water for
washing clothes.

Boys were taking a rest

after fetching water from
the dusun ponds in
Agats.

Jerrycans of water are

ready to be taken home
from dusun in Agats.

Turbid water from an old pond

in one dusun in Agats. People
use that water for washing
clothes, dishes, cooking,
bathing, etc.