Rural peoples harbor the majority of this cruel, subtle crisis. The African continent faces the greatest challenge of any region of the world with roughly 1 of 3 (330 million) people not using a clean water source. Eighty-four percent of these people live in rural areas. This represents an increase of 66 million people since 1990 who do not have a clean water source. Unfortunately, aid commitments for solutions targeting rural populations are declining while aid for urban solutions has increased 60% since 2000. As a result, on any given day more than 50% of hospital beds in Sub-Saharan Africa are filled with water/hygiene related illnesses.

Upon reaching our $8000 goal, an entire well will be paid for and can provide clean water for hundreds of families in rural Africa. Each well is built to be durable and sustainable and will function to serve over 2000 individuals daily basic water needs for over 20 years. 

Welcome to the Wishing Well page!

We’re glad you’re interested in helping build wells and giving the gift of clean water!

On this page, you can: 1) Donate to an existing fundraiser; 2) Create a Page to have your own Wishing Well fundraising page; or 3) Search for existing fundraisers.

If you're creating your own page: It's easy! First, think about a fundraising goal that's reachable. You can always increase your goal later! Click on the "Create my Wishing Well" button below. Create a login, and once on your new page add your photo & some words to inspire your friends and family to join you by donating to this worthy cause. Then share your page's link via email and social media to raise funds for a water well! To pay for a complete new well you'll want to raise US $8,000, and if you do, we'll contact you to find out the words you'd like on your dedication plaque that gets affixed to the water well.

Any questions? Please email: wishingwell@waterwellsforafrica.org

Thank you...and we wish you WELL with your fundraising efforts! Let's save and improve lives together. :-)