“Diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.”
Hope Foundation Trust (HFT) has focused its Safer Water initiative in Bangladesh, which is noted for being amongst the world's most densely populated nations. Over 140 million people are crowded onto low-lying land where annual monsoon floods, raw sewage, chemicals, etc. contaminate water sources and leave millions with appalling sanitary conditions.
We ensure the wells we build are of the very highest quality and durability, to withstand a lifetime of usage of between 15 and 25 years minimum (and longer with adequate care and maintenance). Supplying fresh, pure water from deep below the surface is unlike many of the alternative low-quality wells that can be built cheaply, but after a few years the water they supply is substandard and they often become obsolete.
“Sa'd ibn 'Ubada said: "Messenger of Allah! Umm Sa'd, my mother, died — what is the best charity (on her behalf)?" The Prophet ﷺ replied: "Water." So Sa'd dug a well and said: "This is for Umm Sa'd."”
“Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: "Seven deeds that their reward is still written for a person even after he dies in his grave: a knowledge he taught to others, fixing a river, digging a well, planting a palm tree, building a Masjid or having a child that makes du'a for him."”
Understanding and reflecting on the high reward of building water wells for the destitute — for drinking, cooking and cleaning, and to reduce the suffering of water-related diseases — we at HFT pray that, in keeping to our intention and commitment, we are able to uphold the following aspirations:
- 1To identify, create infrastructure and sustain community relations within local rural regions of Bangladesh in which there is a severe lack of clean water, and therein to partner with and empower locals in the building of long-lasting, durable deep-water wells.
- 2To educate people in the importance of attaining clean, safe water supplies in their lives for their health and wellbeing, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture, livestock, development, etc.
Water wells film — Vimeo link to be added
