Mission Statement

We work together to provide access to clean water for villagers living in outlying areas by laying pipes that bring fresh spring water from the hillsides to Kumbo and outlying areas.

The villagers volunteer their labour by bringing stones for the construction of the catchment and storage tanks and then working with skilled masons on the construction. The Ottawa volunteers coordinate fundraising activities to purchase the pipes and other materials needed for the infrastructure.

The villagers become the owners of the pipe system. Each village has a Water Management Committee to manage and maintain the system.

When the catchment was finished we had a celebratory dinner in the surrounding field.
– Village of Meluf