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Show up year-round.

yes, you

words, water, wish list — three ways to be the crew.

Some kids don't have a family rooting for them. So we do. This is the hub: send words that land, fund the water that opens every door behind it, or pick something straight off the live wish list. Pick the move that fits today. Come back tomorrow for another.

Send a word See the wish list Give →
REC champions

these are the champions you're showing up for.

// three paths / one mission

Pick what you fund.

[ 01 ] // water

Fund a Well

One well changes 300+ lives. Healthier kids, full school days, gardens that grow. The cornerstone gift.

Choose this → [ 02 ] // food

Fund a Garden

Seeds, tools, training. The kids learn to grow the food that feeds them — and the food system that feeds the next kid too.

Choose this → [ 03 ] // future

Sponsor a Student

Cover school fees, books, and uniforms for a kid who'd otherwise miss class. One name, one future, one crew member showing up monthly.

Choose this →
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Computers — new or used — for the kids' tech program and staff day-to-day ops.

See full list → // updated 05.11.26
WISH_LIST.LIVE

What we need right now.

real talk →

Real needs from the ground. Sometimes it's a check. Sometimes it's the laptop sitting in your closet. This page tells you what would move the mission today — and it changes often.

Active · updated 05.11.26
A child at the One Million Wells center
A child at the One Million Wells center
Children at the One Million Wells center
One Million Wells Tech Program
// new chapter

Meet the Tech Program.

Laptops in kids' hands for the first time. Modern tools for the team behind them. Same well — new depth. Here's what we need to make it real.

See the Wish List ↓
// from the team

Hear it from Egimu.

Egimu walks the administration through the conversation — why these computers aren't a "nice to have." They're the difference between a tech program that runs and one that stalls. Straight from the people doing the work on the ground.

Egimu Daniel

// medical director · team lead · teacher Kids Without a Crew (TTNC)
tap for sound
// active list

The active list.

Items the team is actively collecting. If something is marked URGENT, it's holding up forward motion. Pick what you can plug into.

[ 01 ]
Children at the One Million Wells center
Urgent Need

Computers — New or Used

We're launching a tech program for the kids and modernizing daily ops for staff. Working laptops and desktops — any reasonably current model with a wiped drive — go straight to work the day they land.

for

Kids Tech Program

First-time digital skills, typing, and coursework for kids in the program. Every machine is a seat at the table.

for

Staff Day‑to‑Day Ops

Communication, donor tracking, partnership work, and field coordination. Faster machines, less friction.

Ship a Computer → Or Help Fund One
// quick pick

What kind of crew member are you?

Two questions. We'll point you at the move that fits — funder, shipper, mentor, or megaphone.

Question 01 / 02

What you got?

// the case for tech

Tech is the new water.

Access to water keeps a kid alive. Access to a keyboard keeps them in the game. The data on what digital skills do for young Africans is hard to ignore.

90%

of children in Africa leave school without basic digital skills — a foundation gap that locks them out of the modern job market.

ICDL Global, 2025
230M

jobs in Sub-Saharan Africa will require digital skills within the next decade. The runway to build that workforce starts now.

INCLUDE Platform
9 / 10

jobs globally will require digital skills over the next ten years. A laptop today is the first rung of that ladder.

INCLUDE / ILO
25%

higher employment rates for participants in tech training programs across Africa — the kind of program we're standing up now.

MOHAC Africa, 2025
// for companies

Bring your company into the crew.

There's room for a corporate crew member in this tech program. The kids get equipped. Your team gets in the room. Three ways to plug in — pick what fits your stack.

[ 01 ] // hardware

Donate the Stack

Machines, networking gear, accessories — new or recently retired. The kids' tech room gets stocked. Your IT team finds a home for devices off the books.

[ 02 ] // software

License & Support

Software licenses, IT setup, cybersecurity, ongoing maintenance. Keep the machines doing what they're supposed to do — with the muscle your company already runs on.

[ 03 ] // mentorship

Send Your People

Volunteer engineers, code teaching, career mentorship, named-program sponsorship. The kids meet the adults who built careers in the field they're entering.

Email about partnerships → // or send a deck to the same inbox
// spread it

Tell someone who'd say yes.

The wish list moves faster when the crew talks. Send this page to one person — or one company — who'd plug in today.

#BeTheCrew @onemillionwells #OMWtech
// send it this way

Mail your gift to the team.

Computers, equipment, and physical wish-list items go to the office below. Please address packages to Jim Forbis so they route fast.

A quick heads-up email helps us watch for it — not required.

Attn: Jim Forbis One Million Wells 5700 Poplar Ave, Suite 2700 Memphis, TN 38137
// prefer to fund it

Skip the shipping. Send the cost.

Every dollar gets pointed at the most urgent line item on this page. Right now that's tech for the kids and the team.

  • Picks up where in-kind gifts leave off
  • Pays for setup, software, and shipping the kids' machines overseas
  • Backs the people running the program day in, day out
// pick your number

What's your move?

Four levels, each one moves the mission differently. Tap a tile to see what your gift unlocks — then point it at the form above.

Result

Pick a tile to see your impact.

Tap one of the four to see what your gift unlocks on the ground.

Send it →
// tell the crew

Why did you show up?

When you give — a check, a laptop, an hour, a prayer — tell us what moved you. We share crew stories (with permission) to remind the next person they aren't alone in this.

Send your story

One paragraph is plenty.

What you gave. Why you gave. Whether we can share it. We read every one.

> "I gave because…"

Email your story →
Or post it out loud

Tag us, we'll re-share.

Tag @onemillionwells and use #BeTheCrew. We re-share what crew members put into the world.

> bonus points for unboxing pics if you shipped a laptop.

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