Water

Water is life, as the Tuareg say. A well is the heart of a community, but during the dry season a nomad must spend as many as 14 hours per day hauling water for herds and family. In the past we have created cemented wells which require no maintenance, but many hours of manual labor per day to draw water for herds. This was the only option as there is no electricity, diesel powered pumps are expensive to operate and maintain and hand pumps are inadequate for herds. Until we created our solar program, solar energy was too expensive and difficult to obtain for the nomadic community. Now with a group of 28 nomads capable of fabricating panels in Niger, the cost is reduced and the dream of clean accessible water can be a reality provided by the nomads themselves. The solar energy company will be up and running Sep of 2011 soon to be followed by a well drilling company. These two operations can provide accessible water (and energy) to those who can afford to pay and help fund wells for those who cannot and an income for those who are trained to work in NOMAD WATER & ENERGY.