One out of every four children in Southern Sudan dies before the age of 5; nearly half of those deaths are caused by water-related illnesses. U.S. Agency for International Development

The lack of clean water is truly a crisis in Sudan. It is the mission of Water is Basic to provide resources for the Sudanese to develop adequate access to water.

See How Others are Helping

  • Read how one little girl made a difference for Sudan with her birthday party.
  • See a video on the efforts of Coppell High School Students for Watter is Basic.
  • See an interview of two Flower Mound High School students help WIB during homecoming

WIB Video

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Video of New Wells in Lietnhom, Sudan

View the new Water is Basic wells in Lietnhom, Sudan here.

The Challenge

Decades of war, poor land management and the current drought have left the people of Sudan facing a desperate water shortage. Over 42 percent of the population has no access to safe water, and only 36 percent have a toilet. Access to clean, sanitary water is needed now to curb the rate of disease and death... more

The Mission

By providing drilling equipment and training to the Sudanese, Water is Basic is seeking to empower them to develop water resources and provide a real future for their communities... more

How You Can Help

You will be surprised how much your involvement can do to forever change the lives of people in desperate need... more

NEWS

April 10, 2008

The Drilling Crews

The crews for both rigs have been hired and are about to begin drilling. The above pictures are of the team that has been assembled to drill in the Equatoria region.

These are the men that will actually be doing the...

March 18, 2008

Drilling to Begin in April

Dear Water is Basic Friends,

Thank you so much for your support of Water is Basic. Great things are happening! The first rig has arrived and has already been unloaded in Yei, Sudan. You can see pictures of it by clicking here....

March 4, 2008

Drills have Arrived!

Dear WIB friends, 

Yes, the first rig is in place in Yei, Sudan! Only God could make things work out as well as he has. Just a short walk from where the rig was unloaded there "happened" to be a man who has drilled more...

December 6, 2007

Hannah's Story

This letter about one girl's participation in Water is Basic. Our family has participated in many of the wonderful opportunities to give to waterisbasic.org. and our children have had an interest in what is going on in Sudan....

August 27, 2007

Drills are On Their Way

Dear friends of Sudan,

Water is Basic is in full gear up!

On July 4, 2007 a meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya to affirm the local leadership in Sudan. It was important for us to remind the Sudanese that water Is Basic exists...

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