Clean Water

Women travel an average of 6 kilometers a day in Africa. The fate of Kumba, who had no choice but to trek everyday to bring water to her home, changed with the fountain in front of her house. Kumba is very happy and grateful now. She has much more time to spend with her children and family.

Water is vital for every living being. However, 800 million people in the world can’t reach clean water. This is 10 times the size of Turkey’s population. The vast majority of this population lives in rural areas within Asia and Africa, and often have to walk for hours. Hours for water that they receive from sources such as streams and lakes, which are not even clean. The water transport journey, mostly made by women and children barefoot, contains many dangers. The attack of wild animals, the risk of pregnant women losing their babies due to the external stress put on their bodies from the physically demanding journey, and being potentially preyed upon by sexual predators, are just a few of them. Children cannot set up a future for themselves since they have to spend their time on their water duties and not on attending school. Furthermore, epidemics are worsening the hardships of these already poverty-stricken people. Due to the lack of water, families cannot cultivate and produce enough food for themselves. They cannot save themselves, creating an endless cycle of hunger and poverty.

Dirty water takes more lives combined than all wars and violence in the world. 43% of these casualties are children under the age of 5. However, when we place a water project in a village under these situations, everything starts to transform suddenly. People who now have fresh water 12 hours a day from the fountains in front of their houses and schools have a new start on life. It regains health, produces agriculture, and girls do not have to give up their education for the sake of retrieving water.

In short, water transforms everything.

Solving the Water Crisis

The solution of the water problem differs from village to village. With years of experience and the expertise of our local employees, we determine the most suitable method for the village where we will start working. Among these methods, there are different solutions such as drilling wells, establishment of rainwater collection systems, establishment of seawater treatment systems, and rehabilitation of the existing water wells.

Thanks to your support, we implement the most appropriate solution we have determined with the participation of local governments and the local people.

After securing the water projects, next we work towards hygiene education. Reaching clean water, the public learns the methods of protection from infectious diseases through hygiene education. 

In some villages, thanks to the sensors and satellite connection we place on the water pump, we can instantly access and interfere with water use and malfunction information. (We are still in the development phase of this technology.)

Lastly, The Water Committee, established in every village with democratic participation, takes responsibility for the continuity of the water projects. Our aim as an association is to have every voice heard and count when it comes to bettering the living conditions of all involved.

For more information, check out“Smart Village” Projects.