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Areas We Serve
Restoring hope through safe water...one village at a time.
Today, there are 780 million people in the world that are living without access to safe, clean water. Millions are suffering from dehydration and preventable and treatable diseases that make up nearly 75% of all deaths in remote villages. Water 4 Kids International is responding to this need by providing long-term access to clean water by drilling deep wells in some of the world’s poorest communities throughout East Africa and Central India. Developing countries like Uganda, Kenya and India face many of the same environmental, economic and living conditions that effect their nations. The need for safe, fresh drinking water in these countries is tremendous. Compounding this urgent need is the economic situation of these villages. Nearly a billion of people live on less than $1.00 a day. Thus it has become the responsibility of the women and children for fetching water for their families. This means that their days are spent walking long distances carrying water containers, often weighing 40 lbs. each when filled after waiting their turn at the water source. The problem is compounded because these dangerous water sources are filled with life-threatening diseases like dysentery, typhoid and cholera and other preventable and treatable diseases.
What makes Water 4 Kids International different from other organizations is our relationships with these countries’ government. Consequently, it is easier to drill wells and boreholes in these areas because of our established relationships with the local governments - all of the way up to the Prime Minister’s and President's offices. Each country wants to partner with Water 4 Kids International, by finding ways to help either financially, perhaps in providing water towers or electricity to them - or working to carry out the plan for the drilling of wells and in the maintenance of them. We have worked a long time building these strategic relationships, that are mutually beneficial to everyone involved.
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Uganda
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Water source from Bukimbi A., Uganda Bugiri District
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A large percentage of the wells we drill from our Water 4 Kids program are located in Uganda. From twelve districts, Water 4 Kids reaches out to the greatest people in need throughout the remote villages in the country, even serving three to the top ten neediest sub-counties that are the most desperate for safe water. Ironically, the greatest number of wells we have drilled are located in the Bugiri and Namayingo districts. These are two districts that some government officials have publicly announced that there isn't any water in the area because Lake Victoria has leached up the water in the area. Through our Water 4 Kids program, we are reaching thousands and thousands of people with hope and the gift of safe water....one village at a time.
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Kenya
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Water source from Ageng’a, Kenya near a school with 518 students.
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In Kenya, there are many areas that are in desperate need for any water source. Villagers often walk many kilometers each way to a seasonal contaminated open pond. In the dry season, they are forced to walk even farther for water. Thousands of school children resort to drink dirty contaminated water (shown left) because they don’t have another option. Water 4 Kids is committed to drill wells close to schools, medical and trading centers in order to make the greatest impact to remote communities in need. |
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India
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Ladies washing clothes in a river near Damoh, India.
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In central India within the town of Damoh, communities are suffering from the lack of fresh water. During their hot dry season, nearby shallow wells dry up forcing villagers to walk farther distances. Water trucks service the area, however, villagers must collect the water they need for the entire season within two hours. Any other water that is needed, must be collected by other means. Ladies and children can be found collecting water, bathing or washing clothes on the shores of the river in the area. The mayor of Damoh is so grateful for our partnership that he has committed to match our boreholes or construct a water tower (with electricity) to address the water needs of his communities. |
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Taxi Drivers 4 Clean Water
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Water 4 Kids International is a division of Hope 4 Kids International – a faith-based 501(c)(3) non-profit committed
to help children around the world that are suffering from
extreme poverty and disease. Water 4 Kids is restoring
hope through safe drinking water…one village at a time.
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