Building a well

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This is the way 1.1 billion people get their water every day.

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These children will have to walk three miles carrying this water home.

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They have no choice as this is the only water available to them.

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Often their water is much closer, maybe only a few hundred feet away.

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But they have no way of accessing it without a well drilling rig.

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It takes an average of two weeks for us to complete a well.

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If maintained properly wells can last indefinitely.

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Saving thousands of lives and affecting several generation's health.

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Water related illness is the number one killer of children in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Once the well is drilled a brick and cement cover is built at the top of it.

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This directs spilled water away from the well which helps prevent Malaria.

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And other diseases caused by pools of stagnant water that attract mosquitos.

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The cement is meticulously shaped by hand.

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After it has been left to set, the pump and pipes are fitted.

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All it takes to change thousands of lives is a well.

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Please help us, together we can change lives like these.

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