Clean water, drawn from a well that’s still working in 2034.
Our oldest and largest program. Boreholes, hand-pumps, gravity-fed systems — with the maintenance commitment that makes them last.
Fund a wellProgram at a glance
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Wells maintained
Active in 220 villages
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Lives served
Direct beneficiaries
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Wells still working
10 years post-install (industry avg: 38%)
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Per person, lifetime
Cost of access for 10 years
How it works
The fundamentals haven’t changed in 50 years. We do hydrogeological survey, drill the borehole, install hand-pumps or gravity-fed delivery, train a local maintenance cooperative, and contract them to maintain it for 10 years. The ratio of survey-to-drilling effort is high — about 35% of survey sites turn out unsuitable. We don’t drill until we’ve found a viable aquifer at depth.
The differentiator is the maintenance contract. We don’t hand over to local government and leave. We pay the cooperative annually for 10 years. We send a senior engineer back every 90 days for years 1–3 and twice a year after that. We test water quality monthly and publish the results to a public dashboard.
Why the maintenance approach matters
The standard NGO well-drilling failure rate at 10 years is 38–62% depending on geography. Wells break. Pumps wear. Communities don’t have spare parts or trained mechanics. Our 10-year continuation rate is 96%. The reason is the maintenance contract — the wells aren’t any better, but they don’t stay broken.
What you fund
$48 funds one person’s 10-year access. $5,200 funds a single hand-pump well in an existing partner village (50–120 person catchment). $14,000 funds a gravity-fed system serving 400+ people. $48,000 endows a maintenance cooperative for 10 years across 4 villages.
The program in action
Want to fund a specific well?
Donations of $5,200+ can be designated to a specific village. You receive: GPS coordinates, build photos, water-quality data, and quarterly maintenance reports for 10 years.