WellFound

Delivering Water Saving Lives in Africa. We are a Water & Sanitation Charity who have worked in Kenya, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau & starting new projects in Burkina Faso.

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This week its World Water Week. It’s a global conference held annually in Stockholm, Sweden where representatives from around the world discuss ways to address the shortage of clean water for people all around the world. Providing access to clean water is part of what WELLFOUND is about and since 2005 we have committed 100% of all donations directly into our projects. However, globally there are still so many suffering in poor conditions. Here are some of the facts: - Globally, about a billion people lack steady access to clean drinking water - “More than 80% of sewage in developing countries is discharged untreated, polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas.” UN World Water Development Report, 2009 …these water source also supply water for domestic use including drinking! - As many as 40% of the Sub-Saharan countries could lose a substantial part of their agricultural production due to climate change. SIWI, 2005 WellFound with your help will fight this. (Photo: Finbarr OReilley/Reuters) The conditions and infrastructure, or lack of it, in some communities we (Wellfound) have come across are shocking. These pictures give a glimpse into the daily living conditions. Consequently, conditions like this result in poor literacy and community development, widespread water-borne disease and high infant mortality just to name a few. Being a water and sanitation charity, we are tackling these issues. We are currently working in Guinea Bissau, Senegal and Burkina Faso building wells that provide pumped water and installing latrines for communities who need them most but we can’t do this without your help! £6.00 will provide someone with water for life!!! Every little helps, so donate something today, spread the word, get involved. To find out more information click onto operationwellfound.org

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Paulina Dgu said “My children often complained of stomach pains and missed school because of the dirty water they drink and collect down in the river and I had always gone into the bush for the toilet I never liked it, it was uncomfortable and embarrassing, But now things have changed we have a well which provides safe clean water to drink and latrines in the village thanks to WellFound our village is cleaner because I can wash in the latrine”.

I have more time for my children, grow crops and take care of my farm because the well is so close to us, and life is easier”.

We need to help more people like Paulina and with your support WellFound can provide clean safe water and sanitation in Africa.

http://www.operationwellfound.org/donate/

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We still have spaces for #Teetime ‘#Clean #Water for #Africa ‘on 31st July,The purpose of the golf day is to raise vital #funds and #awareness for our water and #sanitation #projects in Africa. So please join us.

  For more info and to sign up for this event please visit

http://www.operationwellfound.org/get-involved/upcoming-events/

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Brown, J., S. Cairncross, and J.H.J. Ensink, 2013: “Global child health: Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children." Archives of Diseases in Childhood, doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-301528.

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WellFound identifies the difficulties people face with water and sanitation. People’s lives are improved by the provision of the right resources, ‎#tools, ‎#skills and ‎#support. We need to continue helping people to give them a better quality of life. http://www.operationwellfound.org/

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WellFound are #helping #people in Guinea Bissau to have access to #clean, #safe, #drinking water.

We can #guarantee that 100% of every #donation we receive will go directly to where it counts. Every last #penny you give will be spent on our #projects. http://www.operationwellfound.org/donate/

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At any given time, close to half the people in the developing world are #suffering from one or more of the main diseases associated with dirty water and inadequate #sanitation such as #diarrhoea, #guinea worm, #trachoma and #schistosomiasis. (UNDP Human Development Report 2006) Half the hospital beds in developing countries are filled with people suffering from diseases associated with poor #water, sanitation and #hygiene. (UNDP Human Development Report 2006)

Please make a #donation today to stop this from happening http://www.operationwellfound.org/donate/

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This year, instead of #gifts, have your friends and family support WellFound charity by making a #donation in your name!

Even if your birthday is months away, you can give WellFound valuable exposure by setting up your #birthday page today.

To Setup your account please visit http://www.charitybirthday.com/

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#Women can start growing their own food for the family and #livestock with any surplus food being sold.  More time is spent growing their own #food, gaining an education selling any excess vegetables to local hotel chains in order to assist them out of #poverty as well as gain increased independence for themselves and their #families.

Get involved and be creative with fundraising http://www.operationwellfound.org/get-involved/fundraising/

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#Anyone can be a WellFounder volunteer. It doesn’t matter what your age, skills, experience or background, WellFound needs your help.

If you are interested to be a volunteer for WellFound please call us at 020 7998 7376 or email at: [email protected]

With your help we can make a difference! http://www.operationwellfound.org/get-involved/volunteers/

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WellFound work in Burkina Faso

Digging and building 10 solo ECOSAN latrines at Moadega

Please help us to build more Wells and Latrines in Burkina Faso

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East Burkina Faso

Children missed out on schooling as they spent time collecting water. Even in the special speed schools they had seen absenteeism due to water collecting.

Click below to find out more http://www.operationwellfound.org/news-2/crisis-in-the-sahel-west-africa/

Info on Day of the African Child visit: http://dayoftheafricanchild.org/

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#Wellfound has won the UK Energy Global award in the #water category, and will now be #shortlisted for the international prize later in the year.

Founder Howard Measham received the award from Austrian trade commissioner Georg Karabaczek at the ceremony at the Austrian Embassy on Thursday 23rd May 2013.

 Please click below for more details

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‘Clean Water for Africa’ Golf Day Our Golf Day’s have been very popular in the past and we have high hopes for this year’s event to raise enough funds for a Well and four Latrines, which will meet an entire community’s water and sanitation needs. For more details call 020 7998 7376 Email:[email protected] or visit our website at: http://www.operationwellfound.org/get-involved/events/

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Just imagine having to travel over 5 kilometres just to get to the water source and then carrying often 20 kilos (the allowance for our holiday luggage) back to your home.

 Please help us and make a donation today at http://www.operationwellfound.org/donate/

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In the East, West and South of Burkina Faso over 60,000 people are crucially in need of safe clean water and sanitation facilities.

The people have to walk long distances to find water, particularly women and children. There are no latrines, people use bushed or going behind their homes when it’s dark. This behavior is a good contamination factors and spread disease quickly.

For more info on WellFound's work in Burkina Faso please click  here http://www.operationwellfound.org/home/guinea-bissau/