The school and the Chief’s Palace are cut off by a falling road

The people of Sheda are living through a nightmare because the ground is literally disappearing beneath their feet. For a long time, the community has begged for basic help, but now the situation has reached a breaking point.

The main road that connects the local primary school to the Chief’s house has been torn apart by massive gullies, and the bridge that everyone relies on has finally collapsed.

This isn’t just a bit of mud or a few potholes; it is a giant, deep hole in the earth that has cut the village in two, making it nearly impossible for people to live their lives.

​At the heart of this disaster is a complete lack of proper drainage. Mr. Solomon, a resident who has watched the destruction get worse with every rainstorm, explains the problem very clearly. He says that when the heavy rains come, the water needs a place to go. In a normal town, there would be concrete gutters and pipes to carry that water away safely.

But in Sheda, there is nothing. Because there are no drains, the rainwater collects from all over the village and rushes toward the lowest point.

Unfortunately, that low point is the very road and bridge that the children use to get to school and that the Chief uses to reach his people.

​As the water pours onto the dirt road, it moves with the strength of a river. It starts by washing away the top layer of soil, but quickly it begins to dig deep into the earth.

Eventually, the soil becomes so weak that the bridge itself can no longer hold together, leading to the total collapse the community sees today.

Now, the Chief is directly affected, finding himself stuck on one side of a massive trench, unable to easily oversee his community. Meanwhile, the students are the ones suffering the most. A trip to school that used to take a few minutes is now a dangerous journey across unstable ground or a long, exhausting walk through bushes and difficult backpaths.

​This mess is doing more than just blocking traffic; it is hurting the village’s pockets and their safety. Mr. Solomon and his neighbors are frustrated because taking these long, “alternative routes” means spending more time and more money just to move around.

Farmers who need to get their crops to the market are finding it harder and harder to transport their goods, which means they earn less money to feed their families. Even worse, these deep gullies are like hidden traps.

If someone is walking home at night or if a flash flood hits suddenly, a person could easily fall into these deep pits and be seriously hurt or killed.

​For the people of Sheda, the broken bridge and the ruined road are proof of years of neglect.

They feel that the leaders in the Kwali Area Council have ignored them for too long. What started as a small problem that could have been fixed with a few gutters has turned into a massive disaster that has destroyed their main connection to education and their traditional leadership.

They are tired of waiting and are calling for someone to finally fix the drainage so their community can be whole again.