safe water 

Family wells

The
Need

Almost half of the households in Tanzania don’t have access to safe water. Four out of ten households must travel an hour or more just to collect water. 

In parts of the Moshi Diocese, safe water can be reached by wells less than 50 feet deep. Local teams work alongside very poor rural families, who contribute 1/3 of the needed materials, to provide a safe water supply. The methods used, depending on the locale, include either retrofitting an open water hole with a hand pump and permanent sealed cover or hand drilling a new well. 

Over 250 wells have been completed since 2022.

Will you help?

Please donate towards a Family well.

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The average cost for a well is about $300, more than the monthly income of many families. Please consider partnering with a Tanzanian family to create a safe well. Your $200 sponsorship, in addition to the family’s contribution, will pay for pump supplies and technical labor.

Please donate toward a Family Well.

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Heartwarming success stories

We don’t always know the extent to which a well with a simple plastic hand pump can impact a family or community in Tanzania. But sometimes such compelling stories emerge from interviews with well owners that we want to share them with you. 

Kamili’s story – Kamili and his well, which provides water for 57 people each day 

We are working on Community wells also.  Learn more…

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Help us bring safe water to the communities of the Moshi Diocese.

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