One of the most powerful ways we can create a healthier, wealthier, and more hopeful world is by providing clean water to those who need it most. Today, more than 800 million people live in water-scarce areas. Without access to safe water, communities face deadly waterborne diseases, food insecurity, and daily hardship.
That’s why Embrace Relief launched its Clean Water Initiative to deliver lasting solutions and restore dignity, health, and opportunity through every drop.
Since 2013, we’ve been working across the African continent, building and restoring water wells in Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and now Benin. Each well we complete becomes the heart of a community, serving schools, families, farmers, and future generations with reliable, life-saving clean water.
When you donate to Embrace Relief’s Clean Water Campaign, you’re not just funding a project. You’re transforming lives.
1,100
Wells Built or Reconstructed
1,100,000
People Provided Clean Water
FIVE YEAR
Warranty For All Wells
To date, Embrace Relief has built or reconstructed more than 1,100 water wells, giving clean water access to over 1,100,000 people. These wells are built using detailed, site-specific engineering, ensuring they are durable and sustainable. Every well includes a minimum five-year warranty, along with annual maintenance checkups—because our commitment doesn’t end when the well is built.
Cost of Change
Each donation comes with the opportunity to name your well, turning your generosity into a legacy of compassion.
Reliable. Sustainable. Built to Last.
Our wells are built to a depth of approximately 147 feet, deep enough to tap into clean underground aquifers and avoid surface contaminants. With an easy-to-use hand pump and a 5-year warranty that includes annual maintenance and repairs, each well is a reliable, long-term solution for the communities we serve.
Why Water?
Clean water is more than hydration. It unlocks a better quality of life in every way:
Health:
Access to safe water drastically reduces the spread of waterborne illnesses and supports better hygiene and sanitation
Productivity:
With reliable water, communities can grow crops, feed their families, and fuel economic development.
Women’s Empowerment:
Clean water lifts a heavy burden off women and girls, who often spend hours walking to fetch water every day.
A Life-Changing Gift
A single well can serve more than 1,000 people every day for years to come. It’s a gift of time, health, education, and hope. Whether you're funding a new well or helping repair a broken one, your support creates lasting change for communities across Africa.
Join Embrace Relief in bringing clean water to every person, everywhere. Together, we can build a future where no one is left behind.
Water Well Program – Frequently Asked Questions
Click on these frequently asked questions about Clean Water to learn more:
Once your fundraising is complete, our local team begins construction. From start to finish, it typically takes 4 to 6 weeks to fully complete the well. During this time, we handle everything, from site inspection to drilling and installation, ensuring the community receives a safe, sustainable water source.
Our handpump wells are drilled over 120 feet deep, reaching clean and uncontaminated groundwater. This depth helps ensure the water is free from surface-level pollution and remains
Each well is equipped with:
- A galvanized pipe system for durability and resistance to rust and corrosion
- A filtration system to ensure the water is safe and clean for drinking
- A handpump mechanism, which is simple to operate and reliable for daily use
On average, a single well can serve over 1,000 people every day, providing a vital and consistent source of clean water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene.
The cost of building one handpump water well is $3,500. This includes all labor, materials, installation, and maintenance support.
Yes! Every well includes a five-year warranty, which covers repairs and ensures functionality. We also perform annual checkups to keep each well operating efficiently for years to come.
You can choose to sponsor a well in:
- Chad
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Benin (our newest location!)
Absolutely! Many donors choose to name the well in honor of a loved one, organization, or group. Once we receive your preferred name, we’ll include it on the well’s plaque and promotional materials.
Yes! After your well is completed, we will send you photos and a project report including the location, the community it serves, and confirmation that the well is operational.
You can start your project by reaching out to our team. Once you’ve chosen your location and provided a well name (if desired), we’ll create a custom fundraising webpage for you to share with friends, family, or your community.
Still have questions?
Feel free to contact us at [email protected]. We’re happy to help you make a lasting impact!
Clean Water and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Embrace Relief’s Clean Water Initiative supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global framework for ending poverty and protecting our planet. Every water well we construct contributes directly to:
Ensuring access to water for all
Preventing disease and supporting hygiene
Supporting agriculture and food security
Empowering women and girls through water access
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Opening a water well truly changes and saves lives. Together we can do our part to end the clean water crisis and change the future of a community of people–mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, the elderly, infants, and the infirm. Let’s do our part to save a life today.
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Clean water puts students in the classroom, improves their studies, and allows teachers to thoroughly cover curriculum, all leading to more effective learning. Lets help them to reach clean water.
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I want a water fountain serving people under my prophet Muhammad peace and blessing upon him. I want to make people face happy under his name while they drink the water.
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For the khayr of late Muhammad Fethullah Gulen
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Ahmed Mohamed Water Well
My father is one of the kindest most loving person ever he helps everyone one and he is a very good person when someone is in need of help he is always there and he gives and never wants anything
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UVEYIKS Water Well
We are a group of high school girls from San Francisco as part of a new club called Uveyiks. We aim to raise enough money for the construction of a water well that provides clean water to people and we hope that we can improve their health and lives.
Clean Water
