The Water Has Been Found. Now Let’s Bring It closer to Home.

Help Complete the Final Step for Qol-Ujeed Village

 

Qol-Ujeed is a rural village in the Awdal region of Somaliland, home to nearly 4,000 people. Like many drought-affected communities in the Horn of Africa, its residents have long faced the hardship of unreliable, distant water sources.

In 2024, ARAHA set out to change that – with a deep solar-powered borehole designed to serve the entire village for generations to come.

It hasn’t been easy. The first borehole failed. The second attempt required a new survey, a new location, and renewed resolve.

But it worked!! 🎥 Watch the people of Qol-Ujeed celebrate the arrival of water

 

At 150 meters deep, the borehole now produces over 15,000 liters of clean water every hour enough to sustain the entire community, livestock, and daily life.

The water is there. It just needs to reach the people.

 

The Final Step: Connecting the Water to the Village

 

Because the successful borehole was drilled 350 meters away from the original location, it now sits farther from the elevated tank that distributes water to the village.

To bridge this final gap, we must install:

• A larger 11k W submersible pump
• An expanded solar system to power it
• An extended pipeline (from 375m to 550m)

Once installed, this infrastructure will allow water to flow daily to:

• Households
• Water kiosks
• Animal troughs
• Water trucking points
  

 

What’s Left: $6,900 to Finish the Job

Item	Cost
Pump Upgrade (to 11kW)	$1,300
Solar Power Expansion	$2,400
Pipeline Extension	$2,100
Fuel for Testing	$1,100
Total Remaining	$6,900

Donate Now and Bring the Water Home