How A Water Project Works
Anyone can dig a hole. Anyone can send money to Africa or India to fund a well. Anyone can take a picture of water flowing and claim success. But it takes trained, committed teams working in collaboration with one another to build a water project on a strong foundation that helps ensure its long term value.
A water project costs more than a well. It costs time, commitment, investment in people, a willingness to measure and admit both success and failures, and it takes a passion to care for people more than hardware.
The Water Project is working very hard to build long-term, truly sustainable water projects that are held to a measurable standard of success over the long term. We’re less interested in an ever growing tally of projects than we are with seeing lives changed.
So...how do we do that? In the sections that follow, you can read about the process we have developed so far. We’re always measuring, always questioning and always learning - so this will change as we learn. As we like to say, if this were easy, it’d be done already.
The Water Project Process
- Community Engagement
Learn why the communties we serve are involved at every step of the process. Find out why this is critical to success. - Community Education
Clean, safe water can be a new concept in a village. Understanding concepts like hand-washing and proper use of latrines is key to maximizing the benefits of a new well - Installing the Well
From filing for permits to installing a well pump, a lot goes into the construction phase of a water project like a well. Learn how our partner drills a well. - Eductation Follow-up and Handing Over
The exciting moment when water flows and a community celebrate thier new water source is just the beginning. - Monitoring and Evaluation
Did it work? Is it still working? Was anyone really helped? If we don't ask, we'll never now. Discover why follow is so essential.
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