EducationEnds in 77 days
School supplies for every child
A full backpack for 1,600 children starting the school year without the basics.
- Raised
- $26,450
- Goal
- $40,000
- Clean water
- Six villages in the dry north
- Ends in 166 days
Clean water wells
Six new wells so that families in the dry north no longer walk three hours a day for water.
In the dry north, girls and boys walk up to three hours a day to fetch water from a river that cattle also drink from. The water they carry home makes their families sick.
Why it matters
Clean water changes everything at once. Children who no longer walk for water go to school. Parents who are not sick can work. Clinics see fewer cases of diarrhoea, still one of the main causes of death for young children in the region.
Each well is drilled by a local contractor, tested by an independent lab, and handed over to a village water committee that collects a small fee for repairs.
The goal funds six wells, the water tests, and the training of local repair teams. We publish the test results for every well on this page.
How your gift is used
$30a water filter for one family
$100a hygiene class for a whole school
$500a hand pump repair kit for one well
Updates from the field
Local repair team trained
Eight villagers learned to maintain the hand pumps, so the wells keep working for years.
Well number two is running
The second well passed its water test and now serves 380 people in the village of the hills.
Photos from the field
More appeals
EducationOngoingAfter-school reading club
Twice a week, children who struggle with reading meet a volunteer, a snack, and a book they chose.
- Raised
- $15,120
- Goal
- $18,000
HealthEnds in 227 daysMobile health clinic
A clinic on wheels that brings a nurse, a doctor, and basic medicine to villages two hours from the nearest hospital.
- Raised
- $96,080
- Goal
- $120,000
Before you give
Questions about giving to a cause
Short answers. The FAQ has the rest, grouped by topic.
All questionsCan I choose where my gift goes?
Yes. A gift made from a cause page goes to that cause. A general gift goes where the need is greatest that month.
What happens if a cause raises more than its goal?
The extra goes to the same kind of work: more backpacks, more beds, more wells. We say so on the cause page.
What happens if a cause does not reach its goal?
We still spend every gift on that cause, and we tell you on the cause page what was funded and what was not.
