Creating Lasting Change
Board of Directors
Jeremy Law Goldman
President and Chief Financial Officer
Adam V. Cornachione
Vice-President and Chief Technical Officer
Michael Cornachione
Secretary and Chief Engineer
Our mission is to provide education, technical assistance, and financial support on water resource, water quality, and water treatment projects for under-resourced communities in East Africa.
Volunteers plan for continued project support with an awareness of the unique needs of individual communities and promote opportunities for volunteers to work at the community level, providing a unique cultural experience and technical challenge.
Assessment
Transforming Lives
Volunteers visit rural villages to assess potential needs, primarily helping to develop infrastructure for water, technology, and education. We create projects that are tailored to community needs. Some examples have included classes on water hygiene and science, technology infrastructure setup, and evaluation of vocational school curriculums.
Water Projects
Deep-water wells in rural Africa
Water is quite plentiful in most of Sub-Saharan Africa. As in many parts of the world, one can typically dig down and reach water. The problem lies with assuring that the water is safe to consume. Much of rural Africa relies on shallow water wells (such as a well dug by hand) or otherwise untreated water for their drinking, cooking, and crops. This water is generally exposed to air, which cultivates bacteria and makes it unsafe to drink.
Deep-water wells—typically 40-100 meters deep and dug by machine—pump water that isn't exposed to air, and thus doesn’t develop bacteria. Once built, these deep-water wells require minimal maintenance, cost, and engineering expertise to continually operate. The average cost of building a deep-water well is $15,000 to $20,000 and one can usually pump 4,000 to 10,000 liters daily, which is enough water to serve the cooking and drinking for 2,000 people.
Education
Making the impact last
Volunteers lead classes in schools covering water treatment, water cleanliness, as well as growth and maintenance of well infrastructure. Our aim is to empower communities so they can provide themselves with clean drinking water.
Our current fundraising project is to raise money to build a deep-water well for the public kindergarten, primary school, and secondary school in the town of Hanga, Tanzania. We estimate the project will cost $10,000 to $15,000 (USD) and will bring clean drinking water to approximately 2,000 students who currently rely on boiling water for drinking and cooking.
Keep in mind that boiling water isn't as simple in impoverished areas as you're used to at home. Gas and electric stoves are exceptionally rare in rural Tanzania. Most water is boiled over a fire, which requires firewood, which requires trees to be chopped down and hauled to town. Imagine the time and effort we'll save!
Our goal is to raise $15,000 for the project. Any additional funds we raise will be directed to a second deep-water well project in the area.
