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Winter light appeal
Light 420 more homes before the passes close in December.
$184,200raised of $250,000
74% funded1,932 donorsEnds 21 Dec 2026
Choose an amount
Every gift to this appeal is spent on this appeal. You get a receipt by email.
The upper valley loses the sun by four in the afternoon. This appeal pays for 420 solar kits, the crews who fit them and the mules that carry them up.
What the money buys
- 420 solar kits at $118 each, fitted
- Training for 14 village technicians
- Transport for the last two days of the route
We report on every kit by village in the spring update.
Updates from the field
- 28 Sep 2026
The first 140 kits reached the road head. Crews start in Dhorpa next week.
- 30 Aug 2026
Fourteen village technicians finished their training in Tashing.
- 15 Jul 2026
Appeal opened. The Halden Family Trust gave the first $40,000.
Solar light
Winter light appeal
Light 420 more homes before the passes close in December.
$184,200raised of $250,000
74% funded1,932 donorsEnds 21 Dec 2026
Choose an amount
Every gift to this appeal is spent on this appeal. You get a receipt by email.
The upper valley loses the sun by four in the afternoon. This appeal pays for 420 solar kits, the crews who fit them and the mules that carry them up.
What the money buys
- 420 solar kits at $118 each, fitted
- Training for 14 village technicians
- Transport for the last two days of the route
We report on every kit by village in the spring update.
Updates from the field
- 28 Sep 2026
The first 140 kits reached the road head. Crews start in Dhorpa next week.
- 30 Aug 2026
Fourteen village technicians finished their training in Tashing.
- 15 Jul 2026
Appeal opened. The Halden Family Trust gave the first $40,000.
Solar light
Winter light appeal
Light 420 more homes before the passes close in December.
$184,200raised of $250,000
74% funded1,932 donorsEnds 21 Dec 2026
Choose an amount
Every gift to this appeal is spent on this appeal. You get a receipt by email.
The upper valley loses the sun by four in the afternoon. This appeal pays for 420 solar kits, the crews who fit them and the mules that carry them up.
What the money buys
- 420 solar kits at $118 each, fitted
- Training for 14 village technicians
- Transport for the last two days of the route
We report on every kit by village in the spring update.
Updates from the field
- 28 Sep 2026
The first 140 kits reached the road head. Crews start in Dhorpa next week.
- 30 Aug 2026
Fourteen village technicians finished their training in Tashing.
- 15 Jul 2026
Appeal opened. The Halden Family Trust gave the first $40,000.
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved
Questions
Before you give.
Something else? Write to hello@wellspring.foundation. A person answers within two working days.
91 cents of every dollar goes to work in the villages. 6 cents raise the next dollar and 3 cents run the office. The split is audited each year and published in the annual report.
Where money goesYes. Pick an appeal or a program when you donate and your gift is spent there. If an appeal is already fully funded we ask before moving your gift.
GivingWellspring is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Gifts from US donors are deductible to the extent the law allows.
Tax & receiptsA receipt is emailed as soon as your gift goes through. Monthly donors get one summary each January.
Tax & receiptsAny time, from the link in your receipt or by writing to us. There is no notice period.
GivingVillage councils apply. We visit, agree what the village will contribute in labour and upkeep, and start only when a local committee is in place.
Where money goesWe go back. Every solar kit, tap and classroom is checked each spring and the results are published by village.
Where money goesYes. Pack days run in Oakland each autumn, and we take a small number of skilled volunteers in the valleys: engineers, nurses and teachers.
Get involvedCompanies match staff gifts, sponsor an appeal or give goods at cost. Write to us and we will set it up within a week.
Get involved