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From November 2009 to February 2010, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is digging 20 new wells in the Mudug region of Somalia. Once completed these wells will provide fresh drinking water to 10 villages and towns with a total population of approximately 43,700 persons. Please click here for more information on the locations of the wells, the number of persons served, and the specific costs of each well.
 
Since 1997, Mercy-USA has played a vital role in providing safe drinking water in Somalia, digging and repairing 162 wells, including 39 wells so far in 2009. Communities with a combined population of over 400,000 persons are benefiting from this safe water program.
According to studies carried out by UNICEF, only about one-third of families in Somalia have access to clean drinking water. In March 2009, the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) warned that water sources in many parts of Somalia have dried up earlier than normal due to a poor rainy season in late 2008 and a harsh dry season from January to March 2009. This is affecting the central regions as well as parts of Hiraan and Juba where Mercy-USA has many health, nutrition and water-related programs. This is the fourth consecutive drought in Somalia.
Please Help!
Please give generously and help to make this safe water project a reality. You may send your contribution immediately through the secure online donation form or mail it to:
In the US:
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
Attn: Somalia Well Project
44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
Plymouth, Michigan 48170-3869
In Canada:
Mercy USA for Aid and Development (Canada)
Attn: Somalia Well Project
Fiesta RPO, PO Box 56102, 102 HWY # 8
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5C9
If you have any questions or wish to donate over the telephone, you may call us at 1-800-55-MERCY (1-800-556-3729) or (734) 454-0011. Donations are tax deductible
(US Federal Tax ID No. 38-2846307 and Canada Revenue Agency Business No. 89458 5553 RR0001).
Thank you for your caring and concern.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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