Why Dig Deep Wells?

CLEAN WATER IS A HUMAN RIGHT! Embrace Relief ensures the best quality water by digging deep.

In the short term it may seem more cost effective to cease digging once you reach the water table.

However, shallow wells are susceptible to surface contamination, contributing to diseases such as E. coli, salmonella typhi, Schistosoma, cholera and hepatitis A. This is especially true with wells on the African continent. While 30 meters—or roughly 98.42 feet—is general- ly considered a safe depth, Embrace Relief ensures the best quality water by digging to a depth of 45 meters—or roughly 147.64 feet.

Embrace Relief ensures the best quality water.Shallow wells are susceptible to surface contamination, contributing to diseases such as E. coli, salmonella typhi, Schistosoma, cholera and hepatitis A.30 meters -or roughly 98.42 feet- is generally considered a safe depth.Embrace Relief ensures the best quality water by digging to a depth of 45 meters -or roughly 147.64 feet.According to the American Groundwater Trust, increasing the well depth and the length of well casing will result in a longer flow path. The longer the length of time water is in the subsurface, the likelihood that bacteria will die-off or be trapped by soil and rock improves. According to the American Groundwater Trust, increasing the well depth and the length of well casing will result in a longer flow path. The longer the length of time water is in the subsurface, the likelihood that bacteria will die-off or be trapped by soil and rock improves. In a report compiled by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Arizona, published in February 2011, it was found that the quality of water from shallow wells was in influenced by land uses in the preceding year or two. Groundwater in aquifers moves at a rate of a foot per day or a mile in 16 years. Thus, if a landfill a mile uphill leaks, they discovered, it could take years for the contaminants to reach a deep well. Aside from contamination, shallow water wells are in influenced by seasonal precipitation. Drought conditions, common to parts of Africa, can drastically lower the water table.

Make a Year-End Impact with Embrace Relief!

As we head into the 2024 holiday season, you may be considering a charitable donation to help those in need. And there's no better place to make a real impact on the lives of real people than with Embrace Relief! Our Year-End Giving Campaign 2024 offers you three powerful programs to make your generosity count. Your gift can provide clean water, sponsor a cataract surgery, or provide critical care for orphaned children. Select the program you would like to support and make a life-saving donation today!

Clean Water

Give the gift of clean water this holiday season and help Embrace Relief build 30 water wells in Africa between Sept. 15 and Dec. 31! Our Clean Water Initiative has transformed more than 900+ communities, and your donation will help us continue to spread good health, happiness, and prosperity!

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Cure Cataracts

Give the gift of sight this holiday season and help Embrace Relief perform 300 cataract surgeries for people in need between Sept. 15 and Dec. 31. Our Cure Cataract program has restored the vision of more than 40,000 people suffering from treatable cataracts, and your donation will help us make even life-changing impacts!

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Orphan Care

Give the gift of hope this holiday season by supporting orphaned children across our partner orphanages around the world!. Our Orphan Care program has provided housing, food, water, education and healthcare to thousands of children, and your donation will help us continue to lift up children who need it the most!

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