Water Well Gifts
Amenshi is the word for water in Bemba, the language of the people benefiting from clean water in Zambia.
Why?
- To bring clean and safe water to communities and families
- To provide accessible, sustainable water wells to communities, families, and institutions
- To reduce water borne diseases
Wells are gifted to recipients in need who commit to sustainability and maintenance. A committee at Gilgal Christian Community Centre in Kitwe, Zambia will be responsible for determining who receives the gifted wells. Scroll down for more details.
Procedure 4 Gifted Wells
Talmudine Foundation seeks to ensure proper oversight for the Gifting of Wells. Under the authority of Gilgal Christian Community Centre, Kitwe, Zambia, a water well drill team established to oversee the gifting of wells and a commitment required for the recipients of these wells.
Commitment of Recipients
- Recipients must demonstrate a serious commitment to ensure sustainability and maintenance of the borehole, safe guarding the pump from vandalism.
- Priority will be placed on areas that are in serious need of water, “as a matter of life”.
- Priority will be placed on communities and locations that will benefit the greatest number served
- To promote the “Sense of Ownership”, the willingness of the recipients to cost share to any extent will be encouraged. (i.e. food for workers, fuel for truck).
Procedure to Identify Recipients
- Members of the leadership at Gilgal Christian Community Centre have established a committee for Gifting of Wells
- An application to be completed by those requesting a gifted borehole must be submitted to the Gifting Committee.
- Gifted wells will be drilled and completed by the Amenshi4Life drill team located in Kitwe, Zambia, when sufficient funds are donated through this website.
- Each completed well will be gifted with a contract agreement signed by the recipients that commits them to sustain the active well.
- A plaque identifying the source of funding for the well will be placed at the well.
Give Today, Change A Life
Your donation today will have an impact on a small community for a lifetime!
Give Today, Change a Life
Your donation today will have an impact on a small community for a lifetime!
