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Bony Well Provides Water for 10,000

July 7, 2015

We are delighted and relieved to share the news that our 7th solar water well is now producing water for the people of Haiti. Because of the severe drought, villagers are walking for miles to this well to bring water to their homes and families. In the first week alone, 10,000 people have accessed the well for healthy, clean water.
This message, from our dear friend Rafael, who oversees the construction of our wells, is quite telling.

Michael,

There are 29 rivers that are dry in Haiti and thousands of people are traveling many miles to get to the Barco’s Nightingales Foundation water wells to survive. It is an amazing sight and I have never seen anything like it. Many lives are being saved by the wells right now due to the drought.

God Bless.

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The Bony Well design will serve as a model for future projects.

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Villagers walk miles and miles to get clean water from the Bony Well.

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Villagers taking a break while their buckets fill with water from the newest Barco’s Nightingales Foundation solar water well.

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Bucket after bucket was filled with clean water and carried home to families and villages.

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Children line up to fill buckets at the Bony Well.

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Children and adults waiting and smiling in anticipation of tasting the fresh, clean water.

We are very grateful to everyone in our Community of Compassion who contributed to building the Bony Well.  Onward to our next project.
Thank you.
~Michael and Frida Donner