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  Maji

GOAL: $5,000
To build a well and serve 250+ people with clean, safe water.

 
   
   
  In Joe's words.

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Help Maji build a well.
100% of your donation will directly build freshwater wells and fund basic sanitation projects. View donor disclosure policy >
 

charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding freshwater wells and other sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.
  The water crisis affects 1 in 6 people on the planet.   $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.  
       1.1 billion people on our planet lack access to safe, clean drinking water.  That's one in six of us.  80% of all disease on the planet is attributable to the lack of water and basic sanitation. learn more >        Underground aquifers can be found even in dry areas, and with the proper funding and knowledge, wells can be built.  A freshwater well costs $5,000 and can serve an average of 500 people with clean, safe drinking water for 20 years. learn more >       
 
      
What happens after a well is built?   Closing the loop: proving it in GoogleEarth.
 

After a well is installed, charity: water partners work directly with villagers, teaching them how to maintain and fix their well and hand pump device, while also conducting basic hygiene and sanitation classes.   charity: water proves every well built using photos, video, and GPS coordinates plotted in Google Earth. charity: water staff or volunteers visit the projects on the ground, to monitor and evaluate the work being done.
see the finished wells in Google Earth >