Water Wells Project

DID YOU KNOW?

• More than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water
• A child dies every 20 seconds due to lack of clean water
• 10,000 children under the age of 5 die from water related illnesses everyday
• Half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of drinking water
• Almost one tenth of the global disease burden could be prevented by improving water supply
• In some parts of world, women expend as much as 85% of their energy getting water
• More than half of Africa’s people lack access to safe drinking water
• Of all the renewable water available in Africa each year, only 4% is used—because of the lack of wells, canals, pumps,
reservoirs and other irrigation systems

What is HCI doing?

¨ Deep wells & Bore wells
¨ Underground water pipe systems
¨ Water purification systems; Bio-sand Technology
¨ Open irrigation channels and canals
¨ Mobile water tank distribution systems
¨ Storage and filtration systems

What can YOU do?

SPONSOR A WELL IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES IN MOST NEED.
FLOODS AND DROUGHT AFFECT 1 IN 3 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AND 2011 WAS A YEAR OF MISFORTUNE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE WORLDWIDE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

Sponsor a Water Project!
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Pakistan, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen ...

Here are the average prices for water wells.

Region: South Asia
$1500 for 6-30 Meters Shallow Wells

$4000 for 30 Meters+ Deep Wells

Region: East Africa
$2000 for 6-30 Meters Shallow Wells

$10,000 for 30 Meters+ Deep Wells

This is a Sadaqa Jariah/continuing donation. May your deeds be rewarded manifold

Note: if you want to donate a water well in a specific country, please replace the words "Greatest need" with the country of your choice. Thank you for you donation.

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