The families in this video are internally displaced refugees, meaning that they are refugees in their own country and have lost their homes to either natural disasters or attacks.
We have built 3 wells so far to service 250 families in the first camp, Heywadwaal Refugee Camp, but still, urgently need to raise enough funds for another 4-6 wells for 300 more families in the Pulleh Safaid and Pulleh Sheena Refugee Camps.
WATER & WELLS
AREA OF NEED
79% of Afghanistan’s population live in rural areas. Of this rural population, more than 80% do not have access to clean drinking water. This is the highest percentage in the world.
25% of deaths among children under the age of 5 are directly attributed to contaminated water and poor sanitation. These conditions have also resulted in the stunted growth of 54% of children ages 6 months to 5 years.
HOW WORLD ORPHAN FOUNDATION HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE
World Orphan Foundation has created pipelines for nomad families in the village of Rahmabad, Afghanistan. Before the pipelines were created, women and children had to carry drinking water for long distances for their daily use. These pipelines connected these families to clean drinking water much closer to their homes.
WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Contribute to building pipelines or wells to communities that do not have access to clean drinking water.
