Water & infrastructure
We support practical initiatives that not only provide short-term tactical benefits ‘on the ground’, but that also contribute to our longer term strategic objectives. Primarily, these relate to the accessibility and sustainability of clean potable water, and to facilitating the development of physical infrastructure like community buildings, whilst providing training and associated work opportunities, supporting entrepreneurs and encouraging the empowerment of women through economic activity.
Water for life
Much of the work we support is based in areas where persistent droughts have resulted in food and fodder scarcity, famine, and heavy losses of livestock – the main source of livelihood. When water is scarce for prolonged periods the animal population is decimated and people suffer malnutrition and starvation, with the young, the elderly, and the infirm especially vulnerable. Water infrastructure is crucial, and we support projects that build dams, drill for water, establish bore holes, and enable the conservation of runoff, always working with local leaders to find the best solution in each case.
£1,577,000
spent on water projects since 1996
11 water projects funded
Ranging from boreholes to dams
4 countries supported
Health projects have taken place in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and South Sudan
Water supply for herders and fishermen through drilling a well
Kapedor, Turkana, Kenya Aim To improve the quality of life in the area by increasing the possibility of local resources
Provision of potable water to Nayenakabaran Village
Turkana, Kenya Introduction The water project in Nayenakabaran village has been a huge relief for the residents of the lakeside
Solar pump installation to provide clean water supply
Dingimo, Sudan The core objective of the project was to provide people in Dingimo with reliable access to clean drinking
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Infrastructure
Funding major infrastructure in South Sudan and Ethiopia has been our primary focus in recent years with two large projects in particular. Firstly, the funding of a Vocational Training Centre in South Sudan provided participants with life skills enabling them to build new careers. Secondly, we funded the next phase of the building of a development centre in a remote area of Ethiopia, working with both the Nyangatom tribe and South Sudan refugees. An Empowerment Programme in Turkana is helping women provide for their families and become less reliant on aid. Other small infrastructure programmes include the provision of solar lamps in Malawi at a significant discount, which enables the students to study in the evenings and families to spend more time together.
£1,725,000
contributed to infrastructure projects since 2006
18 projects funded
Projects include solar lamps, latrines and saw mills
Projects in 6 countries
Our funding has helped projects in Ecuador and the Philippines as well as the four key African countries
Construction of Assembly Hall
Naturomoe, Ethiopia Aim To construct assembly hall for use by the community Result Assembly hall constructed and ready for use
Assisting families to have basic lighting
Nkhotakota District, Malawi Aim To improve rural community’s lives by facilitating access to a basic and reliable source of light
Furrows in the Desert
Furrows in the Desert is a community-based long-term agricultural development programme Aim To introduce agriculture in the ASAL area of
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