Sponsor a Well

Give a community more than water. Give them a future they can build on.

A well sponsorship is a lasting gift — a permanent, solar-powered community well that brings clean, reliable water to a place that has gone without. Most projects range from $35,000 to $50,000, depending on the country and how difficult project sites are to access for our rigs. Projects can be funded by one donor or a team raising it together.

500+Wells completed
18+Years drilling wells
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Why it matters

When a community has reliable water nearby, everything changes.

Children have a better chance to stay in school. Families spend less time walking for water and more (time) on daily life. Health improves. Opportunity grows. Sponsoring a well brings clean water, dignity, and stability to a community that has waited a long time for it.

What your sponsorship funds

A water source a community can depend on for years

A WorldServe well is more than a handpump that can break and be abandoned. It is a deep, solar-powered, high-capacity community water system—engineered to deliver reliable water for years to come. Depending on the site, your sponsorship helps fund:
THE SOURCE
Deep drilling to reliable water

Professional drilling to reach a clean, dependable aquifer — deep enough to keep flowing through dry seasons, not just the wet months.

THE POWER
Solar pump & components

A solar-powered pump system that runs without fuel or grid power — no diesel costs, no breakdowns waiting on parts, far less to go wrong over time.

THE ACCESS
Water access infrastructure

Storage and multiple tap points so an entire village, school, or clinic can draw clean water close to home — the difference between a hole in the ground and a community water system.

THE PROOF
Completion & GPS-verified reporting

Photos, completion reporting, and the well's exact GPS coordinates — so you can see precisely where your gift went and the community it now serves.

Ways to sponsor

Choose the path that fits you

However you give, the next step is the same simple conversation — tell us a little about you and we’ll follow up personally.

Sponsor a well yourself

Fund a full project as an individual or family and bring lasting, clean water to a community in need.

Sponsor with others

Join family, friends, or fellow donors — or lead a church, business, or community team — to fund a well together.

Foundation or DAF

Give through a foundation or donor-advised fund. We’ll provide the documentation and reporting your giving requires.

Finding the right community

We don't hand you a list. We help you place your well where it matters most.

After more than 18 years drilling wells across East Africa, we know these countries, their regions, and the communities still living without safe water. We don’t keep a generic catalog of projects — we listen to what matters to you, then draw on our on-the-ground knowledge to identify a site where your well will have real, lasting impact. Our large-scale wells can serve up to 5,000 people or more, depending on local water table conditions.

Want your well to serve a school? A health clinic? A particular region, or a community connected to your church or family’s story? Please tell us your hope for it, and we’ll match it to a real place that needs exactly what you want to give.

How we match your gift to a community

  • Deep, current knowledge of the regions where we work
  • We match the site to your wishes — school, clinic, village, or region
  • Naming recognition for your family, business, or group
  • Photos, completion reporting, and exact GPS coordinates

Why donors choose this

More than a one-time gift

Sponsoring a well lets you fund a lasting water source that can serve a community for years to come. It is personal, visible, and verifiable — you’ll know the community you helped and exactly where it is. For many donors, it becomes the most meaningful gift they’ve ever made: a permanent mark of generosity in a place that will remember it for generations.

Ready to sponsor a well?

We’ll help you think it through, answer your questions, and build a plan that fits your giving— whether you want to fund a well yourself or raise the cost with others. It starts with one conversation.

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