Project costs vary greatly depending on the water technology, country, and partner organization.
Each year, we make sure each program has budgeted to ensure all the essential components are included, such as site surveying, raw materials, water quality testing, promotion and training of safe hygiene and sanitation, ministry training and resources, contingency for failed boreholes when drilling, staff costs, transportation, and many others.
We then estimate the cost for different water solutions and bracket them in $5,000 price increments, up to $25,000. Larger water projects that pipe water to thousands of people in a large community can cost over $500,000 in total. In these cases, we will combine several gifts of different amounts so that we can complete the projects.
We choose to work in unreached, difficult locations where there is critical need for water and no one else is working. In your giving, you are opening doors for the gospel in some of the hardest to reach places in the world.
When you sponsor a project, your donation is paired with a cost-appropriate solution. Your gift could fund a standalone project or be combined with other donors to complete a much larger water system. Either way, you will be recognized for your contribution.