By Missy Simmons | Organizational Development Director
A recent report from AAN stated, “Afghanistan is not a water-poor country, but its water is poorly managed.” Unfortunately, because of poor management, Afghanistan has poor or inadequate infrastructure for water delivery. Urban areas are suffering because water access is not sufficient for the growing population. As a result of the water problems in urban areas, rural areas have little attention given to their water needs. This is why AAFF focuses on providing water access to those in rural areas.
This summer AAFF provided three new wells and repaired one well in rural areas that have resulted in over 800 families having access to clean water. Water tables in Afghanistan have dropped within the past year, causing some hand pump wells to run dry. This has resulted in the need for well repair, which we do by digging the well deeper and adding an electric pump.
Because of the water tables dropping, we adjusted how we install wells. Now, we are digging deeper wells, which require electric pumps to extract the water. In order to insure the wells have electricity, we install solar panels to power the pumps. Additionally, we build insulated tanks to store the water, so water can be pumped into the storage tank and be easily accessible to communities throughout the day.
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