We fund water infrastructure and then fund the maintenance of it — because 30% of hand pumps in the region are broken within four years, and nobody photographs those.
Boreholes and gravity systems, sited by hydrogeologists rather than by whoever asked loudest.
A funded mechanic in every district, with parts stocked locally and a repair logged for every callout.
Locally elected, trained and paid a small stipend, because unpaid volunteers stop volunteering.
We publish the GPS coordinates and current function status of every water point we have ever funded. Anyone can check them, and 340 of 340 are currently working.
Ninety-one pence in every pound goes to programmes. The rest funds two members of staff and an audit we would rather pay for than skip.
“The only water charity I have found that publishes which of their pumps are broken. That is why I give monthly.”
Regular donor