Our goal is to bring clean and safe drinking water to everyone on the planet. To do so, we need to figure out how to keep wells working.
For the last two years, TAP has joined Water for People and the Ugandan Government to pilot a well mechanic training program - a program we hope can soon be scaled throughout Africa.
CURRENT PROGRESS:
The success of the program is spreading, and three other districts in Uganda have requested this program in their communities. But before that can happen, we need to help Diana finish the pilot.
There are ten villages left.
ABOUT THESE VILLAGES:
Every $4,000 will help:
- Fix one well in a village
- Bring clean water to over 100 people
- Train one member of the village to become a well caretaker - giving him or her a job keeping the well clean and collecting small fees from the users
- Ensure a local well mechanic is nearby to do maintenance and repairs
IF WE MEET OUR GOAL:
If we raise $40,000, Diana and the well mechanics will be able to fix the last ten wells in need in the area.
MEASURING IMPACT:
From there, her team will study and measure the impact of the program in all 64 villages. 60+ villages is a large enough sample size to accurately test what’s working and adjust what needs to be refined. Once successful, it can be ready for scale.
FIX-IT KIT: Our goal is to share the results with local governments, nonprofits, missionaries, and anyone who believes it's important to keep wells working. They can take what we've learned and implement it in their communities - rippling to help millions of people.
WHY WELL MECHANICS CAN REVOLUTIONIZE WATER:
1 out of every 3 wells are broken in Africa.
It’s a discouraging stat. Imagine the joy of once having clean water in your village and now trudging back to a river or stream, collecting dirty water that will likely make your children sick.
This is the reality for more than 50,000 communities in Africa. Most wells break within the first few years because there are no spare parts, tools or mechanics nearby.
Together, we can help Diana realize her dream and help restore water to ten communities this month.
Photos by Esther Havens, Brynna Rao and Ashely Gutierrez.
TAP is a 501(C)3 nonprofit. All donations are tax deductible.
