How we work
Survey, drill, train, maintain
Building a well is the easy part. Keeping it running for 25 years is the work. Our model is a four step story, and the last step is the one most charities skip.
Why it lasts
Water that is still flowing in 25 years
A pump only helps if it works. So every well we fund comes with trained local people, a plan for spare parts, and a community that owns it. That is why our wells keep serving families long after the drilling rig has gone.
The four steps
From a dry village to a working pump
Survey
We start by listening. We meet the community, map where water sits underground, and choose a site that serves the most families. Nothing is drilled until the community is part of the plan.
Drill
A rig drills the borehole and fits a hand pump built to last. A finished well costs 4,800 pounds all in, and is designed to serve the community for 25 years.
Train
We train a local water committee to run and repair the pump. They learn simple maintenance, keep a small fund for parts, and become the people the village turns to when something needs fixing.
Maintain
This is the step that lasts. With a trained committee and a maintenance model in place, the well keeps working for years. We stay in touch, so a broken pump never means a dry village.
Fund a well that lasts
Your gift pays for the survey, the drilling, the training and the years of clean water that follow.