Village washing facilities

Heath and sanitation has become an issue for the village of Bandhwad, which currently lacks toilet facilities. Community members are forced to walk to the village outskirts to relieve themselves in an effort to avoid contaminating water sources.
Glenn’s project will create 16 toilet facilities throughout Bandhwad, giving every household access to proper sanitation. Join Glenn, and partner with Bandhwad to improve the health, sanitation, and livelihood of the villagers. To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/Glenn_SanitationProject/

Improved health for 1,000 families in Bandhwad; increased work and school hours

Coprodeli’s Sta. María Education Center has made education accessible to a greater number of students in the poor community of Pachacutec while promoting the importance of school attendance and community development. The Boyanci Volunteer Group’s project will support the completion of a community library in the Sta. María Education Center, including finishing floors, windows, painting, reinforcing concrete, and other materials necessary to open the facility as a multipurpose center for study and learning.

To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/boyanci/

Provide more than 300 students with a functional library for reading, enrichment, research tools, and programming on various topics such as the environment, human rights, and gender equality; and more than 1,500 community members with book loans, adult literacy courses, parent resource workshops, and community events.

Students in the Hamare Bachche program

In 2002, massive riots resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people in Gujarat, India, leaving many poor widows and orphans to gather the threads of their lives. SEWA started the Hamare Bachche ("Our Children") program to fund the education and counseling for children who lost one or both parents in the riots.
Join the students of Lyons Township High School, and partner with the Ahmedabad by providing child victims of the 2002 riots with the opportunity to advance to high school and beyond. To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/lt_hbahmedabad/

Provides school fees, school supplies, healthcare, and trauma counseling for 20 children affected by communal violence. Allows students to advance to secondary school and acquire skills to succeed in life. 

Women collecting water in Varkhadiya

Fundraising is complete! $2,396 has been wired to SEWA to begin construction on the wells, and is expected to be complete by early Nov 2009.

Varkhadiya suffers from a shortage of drinking water, and its wells have broken walls and no safety barriers, making it a hazard for women who must lean into the well with a pail and rope to collect water. This project will repair and deepen 2 wells in Varkhadiya, giving families better access to drinking water and alleviating the strain put on existing water resources. A parapet safety barrier and a pulley system will also be constructed in order to ensure women and children are able to safely collect water from the well. A deeper well will allow for more water to be stored during the monsoon season and saved for use during the dry season.
Join Osyrusfest and provide Varkhadiya with the water infrastructure it needs to support a healthy community. To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/osyrusfest/

Provides 500 households with access to clean water. Women will save time from traveling long distances to obtain water, and use time saved to earn extra income by pursuing soap and incense-making work.

Children in Sedla Village

Congratulations Matt & Dana, fundraising for this project is complete! $1,200 has been wired to SEWA to start the childcare center programming right away.

Many Sedla families rely on salt farming for their income, and parents are forced to take their children to work in the desert salt pans, exposing them to harmful conditions and leaving them vulnerable to disease and harmful insects.This project will create a childcare center in the desert during the salt pan season that focuses on both physical and mental development of the children, including nutrition, routine checkups, and primary education.

Join Dana & Matt and partner with Sedla village to provide the children with a safe and nurturing environment while their parents are at work. Visit Matt and Dana’s Wedding Registry to learn more.

Provide 30 children with 3 nutritious meals a day, health care and education; reduce cases of disease and injury among children; create 2 new teaching jobs; increase work hours for parents

Temporary CAE building in Subtanjalla

Coprodeli has built a Centro de Atención Externa (Youth Outreach Center) to provide dignified housing and access to education, health care and child development services to earthquake victims of Subtanjalla living in extreme poverty.
This project will fund a classroom for the CAE, including furniture and media equipment, to hold parent workshops, group sessions for children and recreation activities. The classroom will create a comfortable and safe area for CAE program activities to be carried out effectively in an environment that promotes beneficiary participation and active involvement. To learn more, visit http://1well.org/subtanjalla_caeclassroom/

Provides 50 at-risk children with space for tutoring, studying, in addition to parent and community development workshops.

Hamare Bachche students in Ahmedabad

In 2002, communal riots in Gujarat, India left more than 900 women widowed and over 600 children orphaned. This project will support the SEWA Hamare Bachche ("Our Children") program in Ahmedabad for the 2009-2010 school year. Funds raised will provide children who lost one or both parents in the riots with healthcare, nutritious food, education and trauma counseling.
Join Ethan and Maha, and partner with the Hamare Bachche Ahmedabad program to allow students to finish their education. To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/ethanmaha_hbahmedabad/

Provides primary healthcare, trauma counseling, school supplies, and education fees for the continued education of 2 children affected by communal violence. This allows them to advance to secondary school and acquire skills to succeed in life. 

The parents of Surel Village want to educate their children and have been trying to start a childcare center. In absence of government funds, parents are contributing 50% of the cost to operate the center, but this is very difficult given most families are only making a couple dollars a day. Matters are becoming even more difficult given the current financial meltdown.

Funding this project will allow 25 children to attend the childcare center, learn basic reading and math and have two hot meals a day. In addition, their mothers will have the time to earn a living wage or start a small business. This extra income will allow the family to save for the children’s education and build a more secure future. To learn more, visit: Akman Baby Shower.

Students in the Hamare Bachche program

In 2002, massive riots resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people in Gujarat, India, leaving many poor widows and orphans to gather the threads of their lives. SEWA started the Hamare Bachche ("Our Children") program in several villages in the region which funded the education and counseling of children who lost one or both parents in the riots. This project will support the Hamare Bachche Mehsana program for the 2009-2010 school year, and allow Hamare Bachche students who are currently out of school to return and finish their education.
Join Ed, and partner with the Mehsana District by providing child victims of the 2002 riots with the opportunity to advance to high school and beyond. To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/ed_hbmehsana

Provides healthcare, counseling, tuition fees, and school supplies for 11 children affected by communal violence. This allows them to advance to secondary school and acquire skills to succeed in life.

Children at the Vera Childcare Center

The first installment of the project funds has been wired to SEWA. Funds are currently being used for programming costs and supplies for the childcare center.

SEWA’s current childcare facility in Vera village is in great need of repair and renovation. The center lacks funds and needs a partner that will help them provide 30 children with a healthy, encouraging learning environment, nutritious meals, education field trips, and immunization and primary care. The center focuses on the overall development of the children, including their physical and intellectual growth. In addition to those direct needs, the center will also help council parents on fostering a healthy learning environment at home. Invest in this project, and join SEVA DC to create a positive educational environment for the children in Vera.
Visit http://www.1well.org/vera to learn more.

3 full-time teaching jobs; increased production time for parents; healthier children with a brighter future

This project will provide equipment for 5 recently constructed classrooms in the Santa María Education Center with tables, chairs, whiteboards and bookshelves. These classrooms are currently not being used due to the lack of equipment; this project will allow the secondary school to open and operate, enabling an additional 175 students to enroll in secondary school classes.
To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/Coprodeli_VolunteerProject_Spring09/

Support the Classrooms for the Santa María Project, and give the opportunity for 175 students to attend secondary school and finish their education.

Students from Anand & Kheda

In 2002, massive riots resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 people in Gujarat, India, leaving many poor widows and orphans to gather the threads of their lives. SEWA started the Hamare Bachche ("Our Children") program aimed at supporting education and counseling of children who lost one or both parents in the riots. This project will support the Hamare Bachche Anand & Kheda program for the 2009-2010 school year, and allow Hamare Bachche students to finish their education.
Join Ed, and partner with the Anand & Kheda Districts by providing child victims of the 2002 riots with the opportunity to advance to high school and beyond. To Learn more, visit: http://1well.org/ed_hbanandkheda

Provides healthcare, trauma counseling, school fees for the continued education of 32 children affected by communal violence. This allows them to advance to secondary school and acquire skills to succeed in life. 

Dungra students and teachers

Fundraising for the Dungra Childcare Center is complete! $1,100 has been wired to SEWA, and center is now operating!

Dungra village does not have a childcare facility, and as a result children are often left behind on their own while their mothers work in the fields. This project will fund a SEWA-supported childcare center that focuses on the overall development of the children, including both physical and intellectual growth, for 25 village children. Founding a childcare center in Dungra is essential for the health, education, and well-being of its children. The center will provide children with a healthy, encouraging learning environment, nutritious meals, educational field trips, and immunization and primary care. The existence of a full-time childcare center will enable mothers to engage in income-earning activities and start on the path to financial self-reliance.
Invest in this project with Carolyn, and give the children of Dungra a brighter future. Visit http://www.1well.org/dungra/ to learn more.

2 full-time teaching jobs; increased production time for parents; healthier children with a brighter future

Guher village woman

Fundraising is complete! $4,500 has been wired to SEWA, and construction has begun. 

Guher is an agricultural village in a dry and semi-arid region of Gujarat, India. The village not only lacks basic means of harvesting rainwater for drinking and agriculture, but also lacks basic sanitation facilities. Without sanitation, the village has become nearly unlivable and needs cleaning to prevent a disease outbreak. Members of the village have requested funds to build toilets, build roof rainwater harvesting tanks, conduct a village clean-up, repair their well and build farm ponds. This project will protect the health of Guher residents, make their village a more livable place, and decrease their overall water scarcity.
To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/guher

Improved sanitation, reduction in disease, increased agricultural output

Della women collecting water

Fundraising is complete, and $4,227 has just been wired to SEWA. Funds are being distributed towards completing the first phase of the project. 

This project will support the construction of a system of Roof Rainwater Harvesting Tanks, 2 toilet facilities, and village cleaning tools necessary to improve the health, sanitation, and quality of life of the communities in Della. Roof Rainwater Harvesting will allow families in Della to collect, store, and use the rainwater from the monsoon season during periods of drought. Visit http://www.1well.org/della to learn more.

Provides 250 families with access to clean, drinking water at their fingertips; time saved from needing to walk to the next village for water collection enables women to engage in income-producing activities; greatly improves the health and sanitation of the entire village.

Devki Village, Rajasthan, India

Congratulations Dana, Jill, and Robin! Fundraising for this project is complete, and 1Well will wire the funds to SEWA shortly. 

This project will repair and deepen the primary well in Devki, allowing the well to recharge with ground water. A deeper well will also allow for more water to be stored during the monsoon season and saved for use during the dry season.  This will give families better access to drinking and cleaning water and alleviate the strain put on existing water resources. A parapet safety barrier and a pulley system will also be constructed in order to ensure women and children are able to safely collect water from the well.
To learn more, please visit: http://1well.org/danajillrobin_devkiwr

Provides more than 20 families with access to a cleaner, more reliable water supply, improving village health and sanitation. Women can save about 5 hours a day of traveling long distances to obtain water, and can use the time saved earn extra income for their families.
Available water can also be used to water crops and increase agricultural production, resulting in increased income and food security.

Fundraising is complete! $955 has been wired to Coprodeli to start the project.

This project will fund equipment and materials needed to operate the Centro de Atención Externa’s (Youth Outreach Center) kitchen, including: three-burner industrial stoves, cooking and serving utensils, cooking pots and pans, steamer, industrial sink, refrigerator, and freezer. Through better nutrition provided by the CAE, children will be better able to concentrate in school, focus while receiving psychosocial attention, and enjoy recreational activities. Nutritional services provided to children’s family members promote Coprodeli’s emphasis on community development, and draw greater commitment from beneficiaries as participants in the project.
To learn more, visit: http://1well.org/subtanjalla_caekitchen/

Allows 50 children, ages 4-16, to obtain nutritious, hot meals. Improves the overall health of students, and provides incentive for CAE and school attendance, allowing children to reach their potential in academic and social development. 

Dungra family collecting water

The community in Dungra relies on the village well as the main source of potable water for both family as well as livestock consumption. The well, however, is in great need of repair: the broken walls, shallow bottom, and lack of pathway to the well has made obtaining water extremely hazardous. Not only is the shallow well unable to store enough water for village use, it is nearly impossible to reach the well during the monsoon season for fear of falling in. This project will deepen and repair the broken well walls as well as construct a pathway for safe passage to and from the well. Become the SVC and partner with Dungra village to ensure that the community is able to safely obtain clean drinking water for their families.

Provides safe access to drinking water for 40 families; increased productivity time saved from need to travel to more remote water sources in nearby villages; improved sanitation and health of the entire village

Boy collecting water from the current Nokna well

This project will repair and deepen the primary well in Nokna by 20 feet, and provide a parapet safety barrier and a pulley system to ensure women and children are able to safely collect water from the well. A deeper well will allow for more water to be stored during the monsoon season and saved for use during the dry season. In addition, this well repair and deepening project will supply water for bathing and cleaning as well as drinking water for cattle and other livestock.

Learn more: http://1well.org/tsac_noknawell/

60 families will have access to a cleaner, more reliable water supply; women can save 4-6 hours a day of traveling long distances to obtain water, and can use the time saved earn extra income for their families.

Jogad village salt mining camp

Ariadne has completed fundraising for this project! 1Well has wired the funds to SEWA, and assembly of the solar lanterns has begun.

Salt workers live in the desert 8 months of the year. Solar lanterns help them ward off wild animals that damage the temporary shelters, and fend off harmful insects. The lanterns also help them during their nightly activities, such as cooking and cleaning. The lanterns charge during the day and provide a sustainable source of light during the night. SEWA has set up a lantern assembly cooperative that sells and repairs the lanterns, creating additional employment opportunities.
Visit http://1well.org/jogad to learn more.

Sustainable source of light for 125 families; increased safety and new sources of livelihood

Biogas plant in Vigori village

Fundraising is complete! $2,335 has been wired to SEWA to start construction on 6 biogas plants. 

New Trier High School is partnering with families in Sonalnagar to build biogas plants, small structures that mix cattle dung and water to produce clean cooking gas and organic fertilizer as a byproduct. A family of 4-10 needs 25 kilo of manure (the amount four animals create), mixes it with 25 liters of water, which then produces 2 hours of gas in the morning and 2 hours of gas in the evening. The gas runs from the biogas unit via a rubber hose into the house where it connects to a small stove.
Join the students at New Trier, and provide Sonalnagar families with a renewable source of clean energy. Visit http://www.1well.org/sonalnagar to learn more.

Provides families with 4 hours of clean cooking gas to 6 families; reduce carbon emissions and deforestation; time saved from collecting firewood enables women to work as agricultural laborers and earn an income for their families. 

Construction starts in Kapurashi

$8,500 has just been wired to SEWA. Funds are being distributed towards completing the first phase of project construction.

This project brings a group of American educators together to partner with Kapurashi, an impoverished remote village in northeastern India.  The project will provide basic sanitation and land development infrastructure.  Repairing wells and building roof rainwater harvesting facilities will increase and improve the available drinking water. Sanitation, toilet facilities, and general village cleaning will improve the health of the village. Repairing and building farm ponds and agricultural training will increase the quality and quantity of crops.
Visit http://www.1well.org/kapurashi to learn more.

improved health due to safe drinking water and cleaner sanitation facilities; increased entrepreneurial opportunities for 134 families

Nokna village women collecting water

Fundraising is complete, and the total project cost has been wired to SEWA! Funds are being distributed to start construction of the handpump wells.

The scarcity of clean drinking water is a significant problem for the semi-arid, farming community of Nokna. Village women must walk up to 2 hours everyday, over very hilly terrain, to collect water 2 to 3 times a day. When they arrive, they have to wait in long lines as the existing hand pump runs out of water and it takes 30 to 60 minutes to recharge.
This project will support the repair of a hand pump and the construction of a new pump for human drinking water. The hand pumps will allow village women to gain easy access to drinking water, reduce the need to wait for water to recharge, and alleviate the strain put on existing water resources.

To learn more, visit http://1well.org/eric_nokna_handpumpwell/

Provides 60 families with easy access to clean drinking water; time needed to collect water will be reduced to 30 minutes; improves village health and sanitation.

Washing in Surendranagar

Fundraising for Josh’s project is complete, and funds have been wired to SEWA in India. Construction is scheduled to begin after the monsoon season in early October, 2009.

Josh has partnered with Khod Village to improve the health and well being of poor families in Surendranagar District. This project will fund the repair of the damaged Khod Community Water Distribution Tank and Pipelines, allowing water to flow from the tank to the taps in each household. Join Josh, and provide Khod with easily accessible running water to support healthy families. To learn more, please visit: http://1well.org/josh_Waterproject

Provides 140 households with reliable access to clean, drinking water in their homes; allows the Khod community to store and distribute 100,000 liters of water

Join Board Chairman Neel Parekh and co-hosts David Burkoff and Judd Grossman for the 1Well New York Fundraiser to launch the next phase of 1Well! Drinks and hors d’oeuvres to be served, $50 minimum donation requested. 

November 16th at the Parekh residence
Please RSVP to with subject title “1Well New York fundraiser”

Join 1Well Founder and CEO Dan Morrison and co-hosts Michael Slaby, Jane Madden, and Heather Morrison for the 1Well Chicago Fundraiser to launch the next phase of 1Well! Drinks and hors d’oeuvres to be served

November 3rd in Chicago

Please RSVP to with subject title “1Well Chicago fundraiser”