Build Clean Water Wells
Sink a lasting source of safe water so families never have to choose between thirst and disease.
Project overview
When a neighbourhood's water network fails, the search for something to drink becomes a daily emergency. Our Build Clean Water Wells project answers that emergency with something permanent: purpose-built boreholes and rehabilitated wells that draw on the safest available groundwater and treat it to a standard families can trust.
Each well is more than a hole in the ground. Our engineers survey the site, drill to a depth that reaches a viable aquifer, install a solar-powered pump so supply does not depend on fragile fuel deliveries, and fit filtration and chlorination so what comes out is genuinely safe to drink. A protected apron and a community tap-stand keep the source clean long after our team has moved on.
We prioritise sites that serve the most people for the least cost — displacement shelters, dense residential blocks, schools and clinics. A single community well can serve hundreds of households, replacing expensive, unreliable trucked water with a source families control themselves.
Sustainability sits at the heart of this project. Every well is handed over to a trained local water committee who monitor quality, manage the tap-stand rota and carry out small repairs, with our team providing spare parts and technical backup. The result is infrastructure that keeps giving for years, not weeks.
Objectives
- Drill and equip new community boreholes in areas cut off from mains water
- Fit solar-powered pumps to remove dependence on fuel deliveries
- Install filtration and chlorination that meets safe-drinking-water standards
- Train a local water committee to operate and maintain each well
- Prioritise wells that serve schools, clinics and displacement shelters
Impact
38
community wells built and rehabilitated
9.4M
litres of clean water delivered
24,000+
people with a reliable safe-water source
Where the budget goes
| Well drilling & construction | $4,800 |
| Solar pump & storage tank | $3,200 |
| Filtration & chlorination unit | $1,400 |
| Committee training & first-year spares | $900 |
From the field
