After thousands of years of civilization sub Saharan Africans still don’t know how to dig their own wells.
Amazing isn’t it? It is also amazing that after thousands of years the majority of Africa has not advanced much at all and in many areas it has devolved to less than it once was. I wonder why? Why is it that the “cradle of civilization” is so backward after having a head start on all the rest of us?
Yep, like most of us, they have to hire someone to dig their wells.
About forty years ago I saw a program on NOVA, a PBS program on well drilling in Africa.
Wells were drilled in remote villages using mechanical pumps to bring water to the tribe. When the pumps broke the men refused to fix them as THEY WERE WARRIORS and not workers. So the women of the tribes had to be trained on how to repair the well pumps as it was beneith the dignity of the men to do it.
I figure it is the same today.