Water is Basic
The Mission
In March 2006, a week-long consultation of Sudanese pastors determined that their major health priority should be to provide clean water to the people of Sudan. It is the mission of Water is Basic to come alongside these Sudanese leaders and provide them with the equipment needed to drill wells.
The vision of Water is Basic is to see a well drilled in every village in Sudan. Funds raised will purchase the necessary equipment to drill water wells--drilling rigs, piping, trucks to carry the equipment and Sudanese workers. Sudanese nationals will be trained to drill, operate and repair their own water wells, empowering them to impact and sustain their communities. As the Sudanese work to provide the basic need of clean water, they will see the health of their people transformed through a reduction in disease and death.
The cost for a complete drilling rig and preparation of the drilling crews takes about 6 months and costs $150,000, but once in operation, a rig can drill one well every week for a mere $1,000 each. And each of those wells can forever transform the living conditions of between 1,000-2,000 people.
It is hard to find a situation where each dollar given can do so much for so many.