THE stark realities of life in Tanzania were revealed to a West Devon couple recently, during a fact finding trip to the country recently. Vivien and Graham England, from Bratton Clovelly, visited the village of Mgila Kwamshemshi during their three week trip to the country in September. The West Devon founders of the clean water charity Devon Aid Korogwe met with a young girl who had been attacked by a crocodile earlier this year. When the couple had visited the Korogwe district in February, they had heard about fourteen-year-old Stella, who along with another boy had been attacked while fetching water from the river. Stella lost her left arm as a result of the attack. She was saved by a man who was gathering coconuts and who managed to pull her away. She had gone to the riverbank that day to fetch water to help her mother who has five children to look after. Vivien said: 'It was quite awful. She is a bright young girl and she is being really positive about it.' She said unfortunately attacks by crocodiles were quite common and posed a continual danger to all those who had no other means of access to water. During Vivien andGraham's recent visit to Tanzania, they identified another village in need of help. A survey indicates that three or four wells will be needed along the stretch of the village, at a cost of around £6,000-£7,000. The couple visited a number of villages around Tanzania, in some places they had already been able to help they were greeted by singing and dancing, prayers — Christian and Muslims — and gifts. Since its foundation a decade ago, Devon Aid Korogwe has helped more than 30,000 people in some of the poorest villages in Tanzania to access clean water. The charity will be among those taking a stall in the Lottery EX20 Christmas Fair taking place in Okehampton on Saturday, November 18.