WATER WELL PROJECT
● Globally, at least 2 billion people use a contaminated drinking water source
● 785 million people lack even a basic drinking-water service
● The average woman in rural Africa walks 6 kilometers every day to haul 40 pounds of water
-“Drinking-Water.” World Health Organization
Narrated by Sa'ad ibn Ubadah:
He asked the Messenger of Allah "Umm Sa'ad has died; what form of Sadaqah is best?" He replied: "Water (is best)." He dug a well and said "It is for Umm Sa'ad."
(Sunan Abi Dawud)
1. Motorized water well (Cost: £750):
- An electric motor is installed, which fetches water from the ground and stores it in an overhead tank.
- These wells are built near a Masjid which lacks a wudhu facility. This serves a dual purpose of providing water for wudhu and also providing water for the whole local community of 100-200 people. We also build the Wudhu platforms.
- Providing a water well in this way is a very good way of offering Sadaqah Jariyah.
India – Motorised Well – £750
Bangladesh – Small Well £500
2. Water Hand Pump (Cost: £150):
- A hand pump usually serves 10-15 local families. This pump is manually operated to fetch ground water.
- Hand pump donation is ideal for villages and households.
- Videos and photos are sent to the sponsor of the hand pump once the project is initiated and completed. A name plaque can be installed if the sponsor wishes. We can print the sponsors name, whether the pump is dedicated to someone, followed by the Blackburn UK Trust name.
- The project is done in – Bangladesh, India, Pakistan
3. Water pump repair
in Uganda (Cost: £200):
- There are many damaged or dried up water wells in Uganda that were built a while ago but are no longer in use. We dig these wells to clean and repair the pump system for the locals to reuse again.
4. Build a new community Well in Uganda
(costs: £1,100):
- In areas where there are no water wells and a large water shortage, we locate water underground, dig a new well and install a clean water pump.
