Hi Water Project! This is Stephen Huber, Project Manager for WHI and I am happy to tell you that we started drilling your well yesterday (Jan. 7th) in the village of Muresuk in Kigwo Boma S. Sudan. We have drilled down to about 24m yesterday and hope to finish the drilling today. The drilling is slow going due to the hardness of the rock.
Kigwo is the most undeserved Bomas (sub-counties) in Kajo Keji County. It has four villages and only one water well. Until recently, the area was very inaccessible due to very poor road conditions and unexploded land mines. Thankfully, deminers have been working hard clearing the road and another NGO has grated the road and built bridges.
Needless to say, the villagers are very excited! Many villagers have shown up to help and contribute labor, materials for pad construction, and food for the crew. The WHI crew is very excited as well to help these people that have been neglected for far to long. Thank you for your support and we will continue to keep you updated on the drilling process. Please have a look at the pictures that were taken yesterday.
11.01.2010
Project Updates
OctoberfeAst 2009
“Come to OktoberfeAst! Drink, give, rejoice, and help us build a well!”
That’s how the invite read when a non-profit group in California decided to step-up and do something they’d never done before for people they’ve never met.
Over 150 people, 65 pounds of Bratwurst, and one polka band were just the beginning of a great day of giving this past November. Together they raised $5,300 for clean water!
Now…in just a few months, well drillers will begin constructing the first of two wells that Who Will We Will and friends funded in Sudan. Thanks for all your…ahem…hard work. 
Read about Who Will… and the event
18.12.2009
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In order to fundraise for the Global Water Initiative, Howard Hall at the University of Notre Dame decided to host a 24 hour teeter totter marathon. Totter for Water stationed a teeter totter right on South Quad and had people see-saw for 24 hours straight!
The hall’s female residents, nicknamed the “ducks”, hosted a kickoff party where dorm mascots from all over campus came to ride the totter. Food and music always add up to a good time.
People walking by were encouraged to both donate to the cause and relive their childhood memories by riding the teeter totter. Over 270 people rode the totter. From on-site and online donations we raised a total of $2,331.03. That translates as 233 people who now have access to clean water for 10 years. Well, you know what they say, ducks love water!!
See pictures and read more
18.11.2009
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Over 1,500 girls attend the Eva Marrie Girls School in Perambalur, India. The shear size of the school magnified the lack of access to water. Before this well and distribution systems were constructed, the school children would have to leave the grounds to access public taps or they would use a small amount of water which the school was forced to pay for from a “water cart”. Improving access to water means more time in class, less danger traveling outside of school grounds and far better access to proper sanitation, a huge issue for a girls school.
Lots of Pictures Inside
18.11.2009
Project Updates
This well, the first of two projects funded by Burns FFA, serves around 750 -900 Dalit families. They have been suffering for some time due to their water needs. Prior to this well being installed they walked great distances for water. Even then, what they found was water designated for the fields and crop growing – unsuitable and unsafe to drink.
The Wells for Life team reported that, as they arrived on the scene “there were a large number of villagers waiting for us along with elected community leaders. It was apparent that the provision of the well, tank and taps was just what they needed. The atmosphere was happy and everyone was celebrating the new gift of water.”
Lots of Pictures Inside
17.11.2009
Project Updates
This past October, Performers for Progress set out to raise enough money to build two wells in India. They ended up raising enough for three!
Just a few weeks after performing and asking their audiences to get behind this important work, the first two of their three wells was constructed in India. You can see the new wells at Sirumayangudi & Mettupatti in India.
So far over 1,600 people have access to clean, safe water because of the efforts of a few committed students. The communities in India are very grateful…and so are we!
Find out more and see pictures
16.11.2009
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Mettupatti was the second project funded by Performers for Progress. This well serves nearly 1,000 people!
Like the previous village, this one was made up of agriculture workers who were very poor and had no reliable water source. The water scarcity in the area was apparent as the overhead tank supply was sporadic and limited. Now things are different thanks to Performers for Progress. The people now have their own water tank which will give them safe water throughout the day and eliminate the need for extended travel just to have sufficient water for the day’s needs.
1,000 people call this place home. They are very poor, making a few dollars every day by laboring in the fields. They were very excited to have us visit and were very appreciative of the new well.
Lots of Pictures Inside
16.11.2009
Project Updates
This was the first of two projects being funded by Performers for Progress. It will serve a village of 600 people.
When the Wells for Life team arrived they were met by a group of about 30 people, primarily the women and children of the village though there were some men present. Most of the villagers had left for the fields as it was early afternoon by the time we arrived in this place.
We saw many of the places where they lived and their primary water tap which was unreliable. Now thanks in large part to the generosity of Performers for Progress, these villagers are enjoying their very own protected water source. This improved source will meet all of their water needs.
Lots of Pictures Inside
16.11.2009
Project Updates
Hi Water Project! This is Stephen Huber, Project Manager for WHI and I am happy to tell you that we started drilling your well yesterday (Jan. 7th) in the village of Muresuk in Kigwo Boma S. Sudan. We have drilled down to about 24m yesterday and hope to finish the drilling today. The drilling is slow going due to the hardness of the rock.
