{"id":528,"date":"2023-08-07T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T10:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellboring.riversite.eu:8088\/about-wellboring\/history-and-key-learnings\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T10:10:14","slug":"history-and-key-learnings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/en\/about-wellboring\/history-and-key-learnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History and Learnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f71775b1-7ee9-4ca7-aa26-f188cebb3e17 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-ea972f19-8f8f-4e22-8ccc-7ffa9ec43f48 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3e77141b-50fe-4148-92ec-998df8e69301 col areoi-element col-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"color:#562675\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Our History and Learnings<\/mark> <\/h2>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c8fe2599-fae0-406e-b4d8-6900abc8c508 col areoi-element col-12 col-md-8 order-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WELLBORING&#8217;S TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigel Linacre was working in Kenya when he decided to help a school. He and his colleague Jefferson Cann invited their clients out to Kenya to make a difference. Engineers Colin Brown and Graeme Vousden felt they could organise a borehole at Summit Schools, north of Thika. Together they decided to form a water charity. Nigel asked his wife Sue and son Tom what they should call it. \u201cWellBoring Dad\u201d, Tom replied. They put money in and asked their friends to do the same and Graeme organised <a href=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/about-wellboring\/history-and-key-learnings\/#block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\">the drilling of the first well in 2011. The journey began. <\/a>Focusing on primary schools, whose Boards of Management can look after wells day to day, and reaching children, turned out to make great strategic sense. Getting communities to contribute labour and materials added to their sense of engagement and responsibility. This approach, called co-development, rather than simply international development, has enabled great progress to be made. We know that much more can be done, and are committed to getting safe water to a total of a million people in the coming years. Come on board and help transform more lives.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-9374a2c9-f75d-43c1-b045-015f6a4c42c5 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nurturing Potential: Educational Growth with WellBoring\" src=\"https:\/\/wellboring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/schoolchildren-planting-format-2-wellboring-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"\"Nigel from WellBoring and Kenyan schoolchildren engage in planting activities, symbolizing educational and environmental development.\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" \/><\/figure>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3fed2202-5643-47a0-94cc-c9696c412c7e areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-baa2aaff-c0f6-417d-b0ea-b62151bb9157 row areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-301ab0d2-1afe-4098-9fce-637433dec5d0 col areoi-element\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EXPERIENCE SOME MILESTONES<\/h2>\n\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-93063517-02a5-48b7-ba0f-5feb0ad93218 areoi-element container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-32ab320d-cdce-4615-8dba-a4133677482a row areoi-element justify-content-md-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-77d5c5ae-9747-4a62-bc1a-79422335fc12 col areoi-element col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766 accordion\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2011<\/strong>: Stuck but not giving up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-header\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first well was almost done when the drill bit fell off and lodged itself in the hole. The second attempt was more successful. A further deep well was organised by Richard Kongo \u2013 who would later become a WellBoring Trustee \u2013 at Kibiko School near Ngong. Drilling conditions were more complicated in the vast Kibera slum, so we settled for a rainwater collection system, which provides valuable water in the rainy seasons but not in the rest of the year. Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d started but we didn\u2019t know where to go next. The first well had presented itself to us and Richard Kongo was known to the founders of the first school. We had begun to understand the scale of the problem: millions of Kenyans lacked access to safe water; hundreds of millions globally, thousands dying each day. Without funds we were reluctant to approach needy schools, but without the schools in mind, it was hard to raise funds. Stuck. But not giving up.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2013<\/strong>: Collaboration with Alive and Well\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-2f7494d5-f311-4664-b191-4453beb21443-header\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another charity called Alive and Well offered to use some of WellBoring\u2019s limited funds to establish wells in south-eastern <strong>Sierra Leone in 2013<\/strong>. Two more wells were funded in eastern Uganda and one in Zambia. Worthwhile as they were, these were ad hoc projects, and WellBoring was working via third parties. Even with improved communications, it was hard to monitor the work and be sure of quality standards. WellBoring lacked a solid platform for growth.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2015<\/strong>: Benjamin Koyoo aboard! Formation of the WellBoring GroundWater NGO in Kenya. \n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-0e3d0330-23ec-4fe6-ae1a-2a6dcf334366-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benjamin Koyoo approached WellBoring in <strong>2015<\/strong>. He ran a small community organisation called Ground Water Abstraction Kenya Outreach, or \u201cGWAKO\u201d. He\u2019d been drilling in the USA but returned home when his wife died in a motor accident. He decided to devote his life to providing water. GWAKO had completed dozens of wells, but the funding was uneven, and so they also did commercial work. Nigel visited Ben in Kisumu in west Kenya, and found a meeting of minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigel saw how Ben built relationship with school and community leaders, engaging them in the whole process, and got them to support the work of the installation team. The presence of water at 40-60 metres around Kisumu County meant wells could be less expensive, and powered by hand, rather than needing electric power which may not last. They formed a partnership. WellBoring would remain registered in the UK and GWAKO would become WellBoring GroundWater, registered in Kenya. Two organisations but one organism.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2016<\/strong>:  WellBoring launche<ins>s<\/ins> a campaign to get \u201cWater for 100 Schools\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-477e5c5c-9ab7-4002-850c-9f021d9e56ef-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WellBoring GroundWater had an in-depth understanding of local schools and communities, of hygiene training and ground conditions. Seeing the scale of the problem, WellBoring launched a campaign to get safe \u201cWater for 100 Schools\u201d.&nbsp; Many of Nigel\u2019s coaching clients realised they could fund a well, and generously did so. Rotary International came on board thanks to the work of Rick Squires and colleagues, providing funding for a dozen more life-changing school wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A survey showed that once a WellBoring well was installed, school enrolment went up, school attendance improved \u2013 non-attendance halved \u2013 and water was shared with communities. By putting the wells in primary schools for 3-14-year-olds, we were reaching children who were likely to fall victim to water-borne diseases. And the school board was taking responsibility for looking after the well and providing community access. A clear strategy had evolved.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2019<\/strong>: Milestone Met: Safe Water at the 100<sup>th<\/sup> School!\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-e97eff5a-648b-4b5f-9b66-4fcdeb9dbab6-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WellBoring formed a partnership with Colgate Palmolive&nbsp;in <strong>2019<\/strong>. Colgate&nbsp;had become aware of the water problem through&nbsp;its&nbsp;work on oral hygiene in schools, and wanted to do work with a partner. Colgate chose WellBoring. In-store promotions informed the public and provide opportunities to support the work. Working closely together, Colgate and WellBoring are changing so many lives for the better. The power of partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While WellBoring continued to organise fund-raising events, especially concerts, Peter Johnson formed the WellBoring Foundation in the USA so Americans could easily participate, and Philippe Grohe and friends formed WellBoring Germany, helping more people to get water to more schools. WellBoring got safe water to it\u2019s hundredth school \u2013 this was just a milestone \u2013 and WellBoring quickly set a much more ambitious goal: \u201cWater for 1,000 Schools\u201d.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853 accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2020<\/strong>: WellBoring pioneers well rehabilitation\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-b3bf1020-25bf-4415-b128-764434027853-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each well cost some \u00a37,000, including engaging communities, surveying, drilling, casing, water testing, installing the pump, finishing the pad and training. It benefitted an average of over 500 pupils, confirmed via the school rolls, and a similar number of community members making a total of 1,000 beneficiaries, so the cost of getting safe water to a person came to just \u00a37, a great return on people\u2019s donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WellBoring was already maintaining its wells via regular servicing visits by the GroundWater team, but noticed that many other wells had been abandoned. Some of these had been installed but then neglected. Without regular servicing the pumps had failed. As well as installing new borewells, WellBoring started to bring broken wells back to life, providing the community would engage in the process, and undertake to look after their restored well day-to-day.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2021<\/strong>: Further expansion and the implementation of WellBoring West Africa\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-3f592367-5b60-4e31-8df4-e754a54d83be-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Karamo Sonko of Heeno International approached WellBoring&nbsp; and proposed the establishment of a partnership to get safe water to many more people in West Africa, starting in the Gambia. Dr Sonko also approached the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, who agreed to fund the provision of water. Lamin Sanneh of WellBoring West Africa oversaw work on the ground and Benjamin Koyoo\u2019s expertise was applied as he visited for intense periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Nigel Linacre as Chair, WellBoring\u2019s Trustees were Richard Kongo, Peter Johnson, and now Dr Karamo Sonko. A UK committee included for some time Chris Dann, Cordelia Linacre, Peter Francome, Peter Johnson, Phil Cozens, and more recently Nick White as Treasurer, as well as Nigel Linacre. Luke and Matt Hurst worked on communication, and more recently leaders of WellBoring Germany Matthias Boch and Philippe Grohe set to work on the WellBoring brand, more clearly articulating progress, purposes and processes.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2022:<\/strong> From 100 wells to 300 wells in 3 years: WellBoring\u2019s remarkable milestone\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-83eb7a30-aec8-4a01-8281-fc998590304c-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year <strong>2022 <\/strong>was monumental for WellBoring in its mission to bring safe water to communities. We introduced our first educational videos, aimed at enhancing community knowledge and aiding NGOs in the crucial aspect of well maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we reflected on our journey, a proud milestone was reached: our 300th well. Symbolizing our commitment, this achievement brought clean, sustainable water to some 300,000 individuals, transforming educational and economic landscapes across regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key moment was Fondation Eagle of Switzerland coming on board and providing funding for more school borewells, a partnership that is continuing. Having brought safe water to hundreds of school-centred communities, WellBoring felt able to engage with Kenyan counties \u2013 as well as with the Government of Gambia \u2013 and start to explore how working together we might accomplish much more, conversations which continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another was the blossoming partnership with Hansgrohe. They generously funded the rehabilitation of 10 wells during 2021\/22, and in a remarkable initiative, Hansgrohe invited their employees to \u201cmake every drop count\u201d. With each green fingerprint from their dedicated employees, support was provided for more water wells, marking the beginning of a transformative, planet-improving partnership.<\/p>\n\n \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa accordion-item\">\n\n\t\t\t<h4 \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa-header\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2023:<\/strong> A WellBoring Founder is Honoured\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa-collapse\" \n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-11140bd9-cd40-41c1-bd85-2078a0d261fa-header\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-97d6e2d1-3aa1-469d-b0ba-b78b7d33e766\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As WellBoring continued to thrive in its mission, <strong>2023 <\/strong>started with heartwarming news. Nigel Linacre, our Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees, was bestowed the prestigious British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New Year\u2019s Honours list. This recognition celebrated his work in bringing water to Kenya and other parts of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the year unfolded, collaborations with local institutions amplified, and our educational outreach took a more strategic direction. Edging closer to our ambitious goal of \u201cWater for 1,000 Schools\u201d, we remain resolute in our mission. 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