Program areas at Water4
Our program in Ghana delivers safe water services to communities in the Wassa East District. Water4 Enterprise, 4Ward Development West Africa (4Ward WA), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Water4 through Water4's wholly owned subsidiary Access Development. 4WardWA offers a vertically integrated suite of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to customers. They provide ongoing access to water through NUMA piped water and pump insurance. In 2022, 4Ward WA completed 577 water projects, impacting 26,838 people with access to safe water and 14,887 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.
Our program in Zambia continues to be significant, as our business, Access Water4 Zambia (AW4Z) continues to scale safe water services to rural communities in Samfya and Chifunabuli Districts. AW4Z has three active drilling teams and provides a suite of water services, including NUMA piped water, well drilling, well rehabilitation and repair, and a service delivery agreement program that insures the services of the wells that are installed by AW4Z. This enterprise also plays a crucial role in teaching water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices to the communities they serve. In 2022, AW4Z completed 330 water projects impacting 26,959 people, and 79,157 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.
Our program in Sierra Leone is one of Water4's fastest growing partnerships that is working towards providing an entire township with access to safe water, while also supplying rural communities with safe water through handpumps with pump insurance agreements for long-term operations and maintenance. Water4's business in Sierra Leone, Water4ever, provides safe and convenient water at an affordable price within the township of Waterloo and surrounding rural areas. Water4ever has developed plans to provide the township of Waterloo, with a population of 128,000 people, with access to safe water. In 2022, Water4ever completed 142 water projects, impacting 33,731 people with access to safe water, and 29,564 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.
In Uganda, Water4 business, 4Ward Development East Africa (4Ward EA) delivers piped safe water services to districts and communities near Jinja and in Mayuge district. 4Ward EA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Water4 through Water4's wholly owned subsidiary Access Development. 4Ward EA was founded in 2020 and offers a vertically integrated suite of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to customers. They provide ongoing access to water through NUMA piped water systems and pump insurance. In 2022, 4Ward EA completed 245 water projects, impacting 40,084 people with access to safe water and 9,389 people were provided with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in piped water systems and all associated infrastructure.
The additional enterprises Water4 partners with provide similar services to those mentioned above, including NUMA piped water, well drilling, well rehabilitation and repair, and pump service delivery agreement programs. Water4 provides training on competency development to help build the health of Water4's enterprise partners. Competency areas include water well services, NUMA water services, geophysical surveying, market-based wash behavior change, multiply (disciple-making), leadership, enterprise development, financial stewardship, and impact & quality. In 2022, Water4's enterprise partners completed 457 water projects impacting roughly 132,730 people with access to safe water and 102,510 with hygiene and sanitation training and opportunities to hear the Gospel. The majority of expenses went toward funding (payable by invoice) the installation of hardware involved in water well services and piped water systems.