Our mission is to empower the people of Southern Sudan to bring clean water to their own people.

100% of your gift will go directly to Sudan and will be used to drill clean water wells and save lives.

See the Wells!

We've created an interactive map, courtesy of Google, where you can click on the markers and see pictures of the wells that have been dug by Water is Basic. To view a larger version, click 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

2008 Basic 5k Results

Basic_5K_Rslts_2008.xls

The Official Results of the 2008 Basic 5k! Want to know your official time? Here you go.

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October 30, 2008

Back from Sudan

Greetings Water is Basic Friends,What a trip! Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit Southern Sudan and see the work of Water is Basic firsthand. It was an incredible journey and I came back with a new enthusiasm for...

September 26, 2008

Clean Water Flowing

Today I want to share a letter with you that we received from Bishop Elias Taban, our main "make-it-happen" guy in Sudan. It is incredible not only that the Sudanese people are bringing clean water to themselves through...

August 26, 2008

The Orphanage

Dear WiB Supporters and Friends- 

As I type this, I am on a puddle jumper flight from Sudan that smells like fish, is dodging thunder clouds, passed over one stop due to muddy runway and is now three hours long. Feeling...

August 14, 2008

The Well

Exciting news from Water is Basic! This past week our two drilling crews in Sudan received their final training from PAT-DRILL, the company that supplies drilling rigs to NGOs just like us. During this training, they drilled the...

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...

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