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Program:Water:The Wells:Made to Last

One Million Wells
does Wells Different.

Patented drill. Local materials. Skills that don't expire. $3,500 builds one well that serves 300+ people — forever.

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1,000+
Wells Drilled
12
Countries
92%
To Programs
$3,500
= One Well

Program:Water:The Wells:The Difference

One Million Wells created a water system that educates, walks with, and promotes sustainability.

Three pillars. One model. Built from the ground up to keep working long after we're gone.

Pillar One

We Educate.

Six locals trained per well — not as helpers, as drillers. Real skills. Skills that don't expire when we leave.

  • 6 locals trained, hands-on
  • Crews train the next crew
  • Skills compound over generations

Pillar Two

We Walk With.

We don't fly in, drill, fly out. We work alongside local crews from breaking ground to the first cup of water.

  • Side-by-side, every drill
  • No contract, no dependency
  • Communities lead, we follow

Pillar Three

We Sustain.

Drills built from local materials. Wells owned by the community. When something breaks, they fix it — because they built it.

  • Locally-built drill rigs
  • Community-owned forever
  • Wells last 20+ years

Program:Water:The Wells:The Process

Five steps. Infinite wells.

Not complicated. Just works.

1
The team shows up.
2
They train the local team.
3
They locate water and drill together.
4
They train the next team.
5
Water flows.

Program:Water:The Wells:Your Impact

What your dollars actually do.

Every dollar has a job. Pick one.

🏆
$3,500
One complete well
300+ people served. For life. Training included. No plaque, no photo op, no contract. Just water.
$20$35$50$150$500$2K$3.5K$10K
Give $3,500 →

Program:Water:The Wells:The Ripples

Water is the starting line. Here's what crosses it.

One well doesn't just give water. It gives back time, school days, harvests, health — and a crew of people who can do it again without us.

What water unlocks

Long-term community impact

200M
Hours/day women & girls spend collecting water globally
UNICEF
12%
Increase in girls' school attendance with nearby water
UN Water
$4
Economic return per $1 invested in water access
WHO
20+
Years a properly maintained OMW well delivers water
OMW Field Data

Built by the people who keep it

Local involvement, every step

6
Local drillers trained per well, hands-on
OMW Standard
100%
Drill rigs built on-site from local materials
R.C.'s Design
70%+
Wells still functioning at 10 years with community ownership
RWSN Sector Data
6,000+
Drillers trained across 12 countries since 2018
OMW Cumulative

Program:Water:The Wells:Where We Drill

12 countries. 3 continents.

Tap a pin or country chip below. See where a well is already changing lives.

World map showing 12 countries where OMW drills wells
Map: simple-world-map · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tap a pin or country chip
Every dot is a community that crossed the starting line.
USA Mexico Guatemala Honduras Brazil Peru Uganda Kenya DR Congo Malawi Zimbabwe India
Turn Up The Volume

Program:Water:The Wells:The Sound

When the well is done, the singing starts.

This is what crossing the starting line sounds like. A community that just got 20 years of walking time back. Kids who can stay in school. Gardens that can grow. Hit Listen. Turn it up.

← Tap Listen on the video

Program:Water:The Wells:Come Drill

Some donate dollars. Some go drill.

Not everyone can. But if you can? Put your hands on the drill.

We got it.

Someone from the team will be in touch. Welcome to the crew.

One well.
300+ people.
$3,500.

That's the whole pitch. You in?

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