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Water Wells

Each water well costs $220 and provides a family and its immediate neighbors with easily accessible clean water. On an average, four families use each water well. Without it, these people would have to walk 3 kilometers in each direction to collect water for the purpose of drinking and farming. At present, there are 1367 families in ten villages. We have provided 300 water wells. There is an urgent need for at least 500 more. There is also the necessity for toilets and hygiene instruction, to prevent a myriad of diseases.

It takes one day to dig each well and pour the concrete. Digging the well employs three people. Each well has a signboard and this employs yet another person. The contractor is then liable to repair the well for the first two years to ensure that all the parts continue to work. Each well is then tested for Arsenic and E-Coli. The villagers are taught how to take care of their well.