As an international charity, they aim to:
- Provide a clean, safe water source for health, an essential nutrient and a building block for life
- Provide a sustainable water source forhorticulture and agriculture, which in turn supports the community to help “grow”their way out of poverty.
- The model has to work permanently within Africa by training teams of local people, who in turn work within the local communities through training, education and long-term support.
- Water forAfrica is committed to producing drill-only boreholes and not open wells. This provides the community with a water system, which is:
- Safe: Reduces the risk of cross-contaminationwith livestock and prevents the threat of children and livestock falling intothe water source.
- Sustainable: Because the borehole reaches the deeper aquifers, the borehole does not diminish in the “dry season” and can provide the community with a continuous, high-yielding water source.
- Upgradable: The borehole can be upgraded from a hand pump to a fully integrated irrigation system for agriculture.
This encourages cooperation and agreement with the community to ring fence community contributions to ensure funding for future repairs, service and upgrades.
There is also a long-term follow-up programme to monitor and evaluate the impact of the new programme on the community.
We’re delighted to be supporting such an inspirational cause and are excited to see all money raised go to helping this worthy cause.
Click here to visit their website to read more about the fantastic work they do.
