Five Programs One Chain.
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
Founder & Director
01 — Clean Water Access
A Well That Breaks In Year Three Was Never Help.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Wells built or restored
Litres delivered daily
Funded maintenance, minimum
01 — Clean Water Access
A Well That Breaks In Year Three Was Never Help.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Wells built or restored
Litres delivered daily
Funded maintenance, minimum
01 — Clean Water Access
A Well That Breaks In Year Three Was Never Help.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Wells built or restored
Litres delivered daily
Funded maintenance, minimum
02 — Poverty Alleviation
People Know What They Need. We Send Cash.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Families above the line
Spent on spend-monitoring
Still above it at 24 months
02 — Poverty Alleviation
People Know What They Need. We Send Cash.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Families above the line
Spent on spend-monitoring
Still above it at 24 months
02 — Poverty Alleviation
People Know What They Need. We Send Cash.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Families above the line
Spent on spend-monitoring
Still above it at 24 months
03 — Education For All
Nobody Drops Out Because They Want To.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Students enrolled
Partner schools
Finish the school year
03 — Education For All
Nobody Drops Out Because They Want To.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Students enrolled
Partner schools
Finish the school year
03 — Education For All
Nobody Drops Out Because They Want To.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Students enrolled
Partner schools
Finish the school year
04 — Agriculture & Fishery Development
A Good Harvest That Rots Isn't Income.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Co-operatives supported
Less post-harvest loss
Farming households
04 — Agriculture & Fishery Development
A Good Harvest That Rots Isn't Income.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Co-operatives supported
Less post-harvest loss
Farming households
04 — Agriculture & Fishery Development
A Good Harvest That Rots Isn't Income.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Co-operatives supported
Less post-harvest loss
Farming households
05 — Enterprise Empowerment
Seed Capital, No Interest, Nothing To Pay Back.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Grants issued
Average grant size
Trading after 3 years
05 — Enterprise Empowerment
Seed Capital, No Interest, Nothing To Pay Back.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Grants issued
Average grant size
Trading after 3 years
05 — Enterprise Empowerment
Seed Capital, No Interest, Nothing To Pay Back.
We drill boreholes, install filtration, and run hygiene training in districts where the nearest safe source is more than thirty minutes' walk. Every site is built by a crew from the community itself.
The part most organisations skip is the five years afterwards. We fund a local maintenance team for a minimum of five years post-handover, with quarterly checks published to donors. That's why our 2009 borehole is still running.
Grants issued
Average grant size
Trading after 3 years
How We Work
We Handle Everything For You.
We don't parachute in and leave. Every project runs through the same four stages assessment, build, verification, and long-term upkeep — so nothing we fund quietly breaks after we've gone.
It's not just about handing over a well. It's about making sure it still works in ten years.
We survey with local health workers and district officials to confirm the need is real and unmet, not duplicated by another agency.
We survey with local health workers and district officials to confirm the need is real and unmet, not duplicated by another agency.
Our teams do the work directly with community labour, so money stays in the village and people know how to fix what we install.
Our teams do the work directly with community labour, so money stays in the village and people know how to fix what we install.
Every completed project is independently audited and geotagged. Photos, dates, and costs published not summarized.
Every completed project is independently audited and geotagged. Photos, dates, and costs published not summarized.
Local maintenance teams stay funded for five years minimum, with quarterly checks reported back to donors.
Local maintenance teams stay funded for five years minimum, with quarterly checks reported back to donors.
What it Costs
Real Prices. Not Suggested Amounts.
These are actual unit costs we pay, taken from the Q2 2026 accounts. Fund one outright, or contribute, toward one and we’ll tell you which project we share went to.
A year of notebooks, pens, a reading book and a water bottle for one student.
A year of notebooks, pens, a reading book and a water bottle for one student.
A year of notebooks, pens, a reading book and a water bottle for one student.
Fees, uniform, books, and exam costs, The single most common gift we receive.
Fees, uniform, books, and exam costs, The single most common gift we receive.
Fees, uniform, books, and exam costs, The single most common gift we receive.
Ceramic filter and replacement cartridges for onr family for two years.
Ceramic filter and replacement cartridges for onr family for two years.
Ceramic filter and replacement cartridges for onr family for two years.
Average grant for one women starting a business, plus six month of mentoring.
Average grant for one women starting a business, plus six month of mentoring.
Average grant for one women starting a business, plus six month of mentoring.
Parts and local crew time to bring a broken community pump back online.
Parts and local crew time to bring a broken community pump back online.
Parts and local crew time to bring a broken community pump back online.
Prices vary by country and are updated each quarter. Where a project comes in over these figures, the difference and the reason are published in the next quarterly report. Administrative overhead of 4.82% is charged separately and is never taken out of a named gift.
For Communities and Local Partners
How To Ask Us To Come.
We don’t choose districts from office. We’ve ever run started with a local organization, school or council. Here’s what we need before we can survey.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Survey, drilling, pump, hygiene training and five years of funded maintenance.
Almswell funds water, education, and income projects in twelve countries and publishes exactly what each one cost. Registered non-profit, Reg. No. 000-0000.
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© 2026 Almswell. All rights reserved.
Almswell funds water, education, and income projects in twelve countries and publishes exactly what each one cost. Registered non-profit, Reg. No. 000-0000.
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© 2026 Almswell. All rights reserved.
Almswell funds water, education, and income projects in twelve countries and publishes exactly what each one cost. Registered non-profit, Reg. No. 000-0000.
Contact
© 2026 Almswell. All rights reserved.
Almswell funds water, education, and income projects in twelve countries and publishes exactly what each one cost. Registered non-profit, Reg. No. 000-0000.
Contact
© 2026 Almswell. All rights reserved.
