The Well Foundation

We're excited to be able to share with you the news that our first two wells are now in place and helping the people of Malawi. We'd like to thank all of who have donated and indeed continue to donate to this essential cause.

THE WELL Foundation's first working water well in Somba Village Malawi

The second of our Malawian water wells in M’gawa Village.

If you can help and you'd like to get involved in any of our upcoming projects or events then please contact the project/events manager for that particular project/event

2010 Projects

Those of us who live in the developed world take for granted one of life’s most valuable commodities - water.

We drink, bathe, wash our cars, our homes and our driveways with it. Yet over a billion people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water. The lack of clean water has a huge impact on the daily life of almost 1 in 6 of people in the world. Affecting people’s health, sanitation, time and quality of life.

Polluted water is the world’s biggest killer of children under five. The Well Foundation aims to raise money to build wells and install hand pumps. We want to establish health and sanitation programmes to provide accessible clean water to the stricken regions of the world.

The Well Foundation plan to undertake a number of key projects which we hope will compliment people’s lives and alleviate their daily struggle for clean safe drinking water.

Walking Three Hours For Dirty Water

In Malawi, only 37% of the population has access to safe water that is located within one mile of their home. Additionally, in many cases where the government or other organizations have previously improved water supply sources, these sources have since broken down due to lack of maintenance and an effective transfer of knowledge and responsibilities to the local community.

Malawi’s difficult water supply situation, coupled with the poor sanitation and hygiene habits of rural communities has made water-borne diseases a common and often deadly occurrence.

Access to safe water reduces the scourge of water borne diseases and eases the burden on women and girls in rural communities. Traditionally, it is women and girls who bear the burden of both fetching their family’s water supply and assuring their family’s good health. The human body needs an adequate supply of clean water to survive and thrive. So, in many communities, clean water wells can mean life and health.

The Well Foundation, along with Islamic Relief, has identified 138 villages that need our help now. With your help, we can make clean water a reality and save lives!

* THE NEED: It is completely absurd that there are entire countries in this world that are living in abject poverty with no access to fresh, clean water. There is so much waste in the “civilized” world, and we are so unaware of how large government agencies rather mess up and confuse the situations. One thing is for sure. The small hands-on private charity is where it’s at. People helping people. Be part of the solution, not part of creating a dependent Africa. Empower through water. They can do the rest.