Access to clean water is an important human need. This water is used for drinking, cooking, washing and ensuring we have a clean environment. Water remains a scarce resource in many parts of Nigeria. Women bear the brunt of this scarcity as they are forced to walk long distances in search of clean water. For women, time is lost that could have been spent with their families providing adequate care for their children or even for economic activity. For girls, time is lost that would have been used for academic development.

This intervention contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals on water and sanitation to the extent that each household will spend less than 10 minutes for a round trip of water collection and therefore save valuable time. Girls in particular are less exposed to the risks of going to rivers and streams to collect water.

We aim to dig boreholes in various communities to make available water for their use. We engage community leaders and members to determine locations for drilling these boreholes. This takes into account many factors including ease of access and the number of households served. We engage the services of professional companies who drill the boreholes to the desired levels and provide the equipment to make them functional.