Water supply and sanitation are a basic human need throughout the world we live in today. Water is now recognised as a fundamental human right.

"The human right to water entitles everyone to sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable water for personal and domestic uses"

(World Health Organisation; November 2004)


Contribution to Millennium Development Goals:

•    Goal 7 – Environmental Sustainability – This goal aims to reduce by half the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. Friends of Londiani are committed to contributing to the achievement of this MDG.

Despite the absolute necessity for adequate water and sanitation, many people in the developing world today have no access to it. In the world today, 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water, and 2.4 billion lack access to basic sanitation.

Friends of Londiani began working on water projects in 2005. Friends of Londiani will continue to help improve water supply in the villages in which we work.  

Gravity Water Scheme

This project is ongoing in the village of Ndubusat. The aim of the water project is to bring clean running water to several households in the division. It is a Gravity Water System.

The water pipes are in place, and currently 75 households, a clinic, a primary school and a secondary school are benefiting from the system. The Ndubusat Water Commitee working in partnership with FOL are currently expanding this scheme.


Community Water Tanks

FOL installs community water tanks in the villages in which it works.

To date water tanks have been installed in the villages of Lelsothet,  Kapianga, Masita, and Benditai. These are community water tanks and will allow the community to have clean easily accessible water. 

Each tank is shared by a number of families. All tank recipients must attend a water maintenance course before the final handover of the tank.

These tanks have been a great success, and we are currently fundraising to install more water tanks in the area.


Bore Holes

FOL also supports bore hole projects in the community.