The people of the Azawak are among the world’s poorest and have nowhere else to turn. There are few roads or schools in this large region. Health centers are a two-day donkey ride away. Few development agencies work to improve their lives. Yet starting at 600 feet deep, a sustainable aquifer with plenty of clean water flows beneath the entire Azawak! Whereas in other areas of Niger, people reach water by digging wells maybe 20-40 feet, in the Azawak deep borehole wells must be drilled to reach the water. This can only be done with very technical and expensive equipment. Yet with the construction of one deep borehole well, 25,000 people and animals gain access to potable, clean and flowing water. Amman Imman aims to build 50 of these boreholes over the next 10 years. With water, everything becomes possible!

Amman Imman is the only organization working to ensure a sustainable solution to the water crisis in the Azawak. Each borehole well supplies water to 25,000 people and animals. Our team works directly with the local people to ensure that our borehole will meet their needs. First we meet with village leaders. We talk to the mothers and the fathers, and get to know the children. We find out if the people want a borehole and whether they have the capacity to maintain it. When we decide to begin a water project with a community we work with them from start to finish. But it does not end there. We train men and woman to manage their water source so that it will last for generations to come. Water is Life. With water, a community can flourish. Since we built our borehole in the village of Tangarwashane, a society has begun to sprout. The villagers built a school. The government started a food program. The students maintain a community garden. The women are attending adult ed... moreAmman Imman is the only organization working to ensure a sustainable solution to the water crisis in the Azawak. Each borehole well supplies water to 25,000 people and animals. Our team works directly with the local people to ensure that our borehole will meet their needs. First we meet with village leaders. We talk to the mothers and the fathers, and get to know the children. We find out if the people want a borehole and whether they have the capacity to maintain it. When we decide to begin a water project with a community we work with them from start to finish. But it does not end there. We train men and woman to manage their water source so that it will last for generations to come. Water is Life. With water, a community can flourish. Since we built our borehole in the village of Tangarwashane, a society has begun to sprout. The villagers built a school. The government started a food program. The students maintain a community garden. The women are attending adult education classes. Another nonprofit donated 5,000 native trees to reforest the land. By joining Amman Imman: Water is Life, you can be a catalyst to save and improve lives. Our most recent borehole in the village of Kijigari was funded mostly through the efforts of youth in over 50 schools, and named “Montessori Well of Love”. Become a Hero of Compassion by joining our Wells of Love program, and unite with a legion of leaders who building Oases of Life in the Azawak of West Africa.