These pictures are from before -- showing how the washing machine needed to be loaded with water and drained.
The women would have to fill up the tubs and pour the water into the machine and then drain the dirty water into the bucket. A very long labourous process and many times wet as the bucket would overflow if not properly watched.
As you can see from the following 3 pictures, new taps have been added above the washer. There will be an adapter put on (today) so the women can fill up the washer by turning on the taps. Their is also a new drainage pipe which will connect to the hose of the washer to conveniently drain it. A huge improvement for the shelter when it comes to doing the laundry.
The new plumbing:
