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Why villages pay a small fee for water
A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes. The fee is small and it stays in the village.
Every household on a Wellspring line pays a few cents a month to its own water committee. Donors sometimes ask why a charity charges for water. This is the answer.
Why
The fee pays a caretaker and buys spare parts. A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes.
Lines with a fee are still running after ten years. Lines without one last three.
How much
The committee sets it. The usual figure is 20 to 40 cents a month per household, and families who cannot pay give labour instead.
Where the money stays
In the village. Wellspring never collects or holds it. The committee keeps a ledger that anyone can read, and reports the balance at the spring meeting.
What it has paid for
- 61 valve and tap replacements last year
- Two burst pipes repaired within a week
- A caretaker's wage in all 38 villages
What we still pay for
The line itself, the tank, the mason and the water tests. The fee is for upkeep, not for building.
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2,140 homes lit since 2011 · 91¢ of every dollar goes to the field
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Two panels, three lamps and a year of repairs for one home. Most gifts are at work in a village within six weeks.
Why villages pay a small fee for water
A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes. The fee is small and it stays in the village.
Every household on a Wellspring line pays a few cents a month to its own water committee. Donors sometimes ask why a charity charges for water. This is the answer.
Why
The fee pays a caretaker and buys spare parts. A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes.
Lines with a fee are still running after ten years. Lines without one last three.
How much
The committee sets it. The usual figure is 20 to 40 cents a month per household, and families who cannot pay give labour instead.
Where the money stays
In the village. Wellspring never collects or holds it. The committee keeps a ledger that anyone can read, and reports the balance at the spring meeting.
What it has paid for
- 61 valve and tap replacements last year
- Two burst pipes repaired within a week
- A caretaker's wage in all 38 villages
What we still pay for
The line itself, the tank, the mason and the water tests. The fee is for upkeep, not for building.
Keep reading
2,140 homes lit since 2011 · 91¢ of every dollar goes to the field
Turn one light on.
Two panels, three lamps and a year of repairs for one home. Most gifts are at work in a village within six weeks.
Why villages pay a small fee for water
A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes. The fee is small and it stays in the village.
Every household on a Wellspring line pays a few cents a month to its own water committee. Donors sometimes ask why a charity charges for water. This is the answer.
Why
The fee pays a caretaker and buys spare parts. A tap that nobody owns is a tap that nobody fixes.
Lines with a fee are still running after ten years. Lines without one last three.
How much
The committee sets it. The usual figure is 20 to 40 cents a month per household, and families who cannot pay give labour instead.
Where the money stays
In the village. Wellspring never collects or holds it. The committee keeps a ledger that anyone can read, and reports the balance at the spring meeting.
What it has paid for
- 61 valve and tap replacements last year
- Two burst pipes repaired within a week
- A caretaker's wage in all 38 villages
What we still pay for
The line itself, the tank, the mason and the water tests. The fee is for upkeep, not for building.
Keep reading
2,140 homes lit since 2011 · 91¢ of every dollar goes to the field
Turn one light on.
Two panels, three lamps and a year of repairs for one home. Most gifts are at work in a village within six weeks.