Clean Water

Water Wells

Each water well & filter costs $325 and provides a family and its immediate neighbors with easily accessible, hand pumped, clean water. Prior to installing water wells, village families - mostly women and children, would have to collect dirty water from stagnant pools or contaminated streams. It takes one day each to dig a well and pour the concrete. Digging the well employs three people. The drills we use are handheld to make is easier and more accessible. Each well has a signboard and this employs yet another person. The villagers are taught how to maintain their well.

At present, we work in the Ampil Commune and surrounding areas. Ampil has 10 villages. We have moved our water well construction to Banteay Srei & Angkor Thom in 26 villages. We have provided over 1,700 water wells to date, serving 20,000 people.

Ceramic Filters

We provide ceramic water filters to purify the water so that fuel for boiling can be conserved.

Workshops

We organize hygiene workshops and instruct everyone, young and old, on the importance of washing hands with soap and running water.

Water Well Maintenance Program

The world is littered with broken water wells. We do not build water wells and leave. We have a comprehensive program that involves:

• Carefully selecting recipient families,
• Compiling a family profile,
• Identifying each well on GPS, and
• Implementing a scheduled maintenance program.

We inspect wells regularly and replace and fix worn and broken parts. We even repair broken water wells that have been abandoned by other NGOs.

If you would like to contribute funds to refurbish an existing well or help us build a new one, please see the Donation information below.

Water Well Maintenance Video

Photographed and edited by George Rosenfeld for SylvanVideo.com