70% of the world’s extreme poor live in rural communities, yet only 8% of development resources go to the rural areas.

World Hope is working in rural communities to empower local people to address their own needs. This often involves agriculture projects, animal multiplication programs, latrines, small-scale irrigation and wells.

Wells

There are 1.1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to clean drinking water...causing 25,000 people to die daily.  Access to clean drinking water is a major problem in many of the villages where we actively work. Placing a well within a community eliminates the long distances that people -- women in particular -- need to travel for clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing.

World Hope is dedicated to meetting these water needs by drilling wells. Currently, World Hope is drilling in Cambodia, Liberia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia. Available water supply also supports food production and prevents hunger, malnutrition and starvation.