Provide Clean Water for Communities in Afghanistan

The need for access to clean water in Afghanistan continues to be a struggle for millions of Afghans. Without access to water many of their daily needs for health and hygiene cannot be met. 

Recently, AAFF installed several water systems for communities who previously did not have access to clean water near their homes. We estimate these water systems are supporting over 500 families. 

To ensure the communities always have access to clean water no matter what happens to the water tables, we installed more robust systems that include an electric pump, a large water storage tank with taps, and solar to run the pump so it is not dependent on the inconsistent power. 

 In Afghanistan, it is not uncommon for the power to go out throughout the day and the cost of electricity could restrict the use of the pump. Installing, solar panels ensures that the water tank can remain full, and people can access water anytime throughout the day.

 A community leader shared with us their struggle to collect water before we installed the water system, “Before AAFF installed the water system, we had difficulties with water. Before that, we used to drink water from a small, dirty lake or walk 500 meters for water. Thank you AAFF for digging a water well for us.”

Access to clean water is an ongoing challenge for millions in Afghanistan. Even though communities may have a place for water collection, the well or system may break or dry up from the water tables dropping. 

In January we were asked to repair a well and water system located within a school compound that provides water for 3,000 students a day - both boys and girls. This was not a well we originally dug but we occasionally get requests for repairs if the original organization is not able to repair it.

We know it is essential for students' health and hygiene to have access to water at school so repairing this system positively impacts thousands of students each day.

Therefore, we dug a new well and connected it to their existing water system which includes a storage tank and handwashing station. We also repaired the handwashing station and added solar that will make it possible to run the pump whether they have electricity or not. Now the 3,000-liter water storage tank can be filled whenever needed.

Additionally, the 200-family community needed access to water, so we ran a line and tap outside the school compound so the community can collect water from the well without going inside the school gates. 

Thank you for your partnership to provide essential water to this school and community. We are very grateful!