Provide Clean Water for Communities in Afghanistan

In our last update we reported that we hoped to complete two more wells by the end of the year. However, we have been able to exceed that goal by completing six wells.

In three communities, water was close to the surface, so we did not have to dig as far to reach clean water. This meant that only small handpumps were required because it is easier to access the water. We can provide shallow wells with less cost, so we were able to provide several of these types of wells for communities in the area. 

In two communities, we had to drill much deeper to get to water so these communities required water tanks, electric pumps, and solar panels. The pump will automatically fill the tank powered by the solar panels and the water will be stored in the tank for community members to access via a tap on the tank. 

The final community's water table was deeper than the small handpump wells but was not deep enough to require and electric pump. For this community we provided a larger handpump. 

None of the communities had access to water before receiving these wells.

One community leader said, "Our village is far away from rivers, and we were facing the lack of water. Lots of love and thanks to AAFF for digging a water well for us. All of us, especially kids, are benefiting from this well. This water is so sweet and clean, and rivers are miles away from our village. In the afternoon, we wait for our round to fill our bottles. Our village is so big and its population is countless."

Your support is providing life-changing water to Afghan communities!