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
Results for this project will be published as dated distribution reports on the Transparency page. Until then, the budget below shows what each item costs, as an estimate.
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
