Funding a well 6,000 kilometres away means trusting someone you will not meet, for work you will not visit. Initial mistrust is healthy. The right question is not “do I trust them?” but “what can I verify?”.
The four pieces of evidence to demand
- Photographs of the work at several stages, not just one final shot: the borehole, the slab curing, the pump mounted, the commissioning.
- An identification of the well that belongs to you: a name, a serial number, visible in the images.
- Videos: they are far harder to fake than a single photograph.
- Someone who answers when you ask a specific question about your own project.
What we send
When the work is finished, every client receives the full set of photos and videos of their project, in chronological order: before, during, after. The well is recorded under the chosen name and carries a sign with that name, visible in the images. Ambassadors also have a shared folder gathering every well funded by their community.
Why several photos of the same well look different
One remark comes up often: “the photos don't look like the same place”. That is normal, and it is rather a good sign. Work spans several days and the shots are taken at different moments, in different light, from different angles. A folder in which every image looked identical would be more suspicious, not less.
Fund a well in the name of your choice
From €350 in Uganda, delivered with the photos and videos of the site. Stated timeframe: 3 to 5 weeks.
