S omalia W ater I mprovement M ission

Somalia Water Improvement MissionKelly Hannegan

Mission StatementS.W.I.M. will work to provide more potable drinking water to aid in the prevention of water-born diseases, malnutrition, and unhealthful hygiene; and as a result, improve the quality of life for the innocent people of Somalia.

What is the Problem? Less than 29% of

Somalia’s population use an up-to-date water supply

Only 29% of the country’s water is safe to drink

25% of the population has access to sanitation

As of January 2010, 3.2 million Somalis are in need of emergency care

Berkad filled with unsanitary drinking water

Current Means of Getting Water (Usually Not Potable)

Carrying plastic tubs to rivers/streams, sometimes 40 Km away

Trucking in drums of water

Hand-dug wells

Berkads

Children carrying plastic tubs to get water

Hand-dug well containing unsanitary drinking water

Collecting dirty water to drink

Why is there a Problem?

Unpredictable and

inconsistent rainfall

Destruction of water supply

locations

Improper waste

disposal

Absence of

garbage collection

Lack of Water due to Social Issues Somali civil war

December 2006 – January 2009

Somali Transitional Federal Government vs. armed militias

Aftermath

Lack of care to existing water resources (no central government)

Water supply looting

Somali pirate ship (used for looting)

Water problems are the worst in Galgadud

Repercussions of Unsafe Water

Cholera

Dehydration

Diarrheal disease

Malnutrition

Hepatitis A/E

Monetary Comparison

One drum of clean water (200 Liters) costs a Somali person 500,000 shillings

This is three days’ wage

500,000 Somali shillings = only 19 U.S. dollars

An Effort to Restore Clean, Accessible Water…

Efforts Similar to S.W.I.M.

Please Click and Follow the Link to View Images of the Somali Water Situation and the Ambitions of

Similar Missions

Current S.W.I.M. Endeavors

Fundraising to support S.W.I.M.

Grant writing

Project planning

20% of earnings to UNICEF Somalia

Click picture above to read about UNICEF’s water improvement projects

in Somalia

S.W.I.M. Future Projects

Build adequate wells

Truck in clean water from rivers

Distribute chlorine tablets

Join other projects in their heavily funded efforts to restore Somalia’s water resources

What Can You Do?1. Become a personal benefactor to S.W.I.M.

2. Join the S.W.I.M. team and travel to

Somalia on a future mission

3. Participate in fundraising events for S.W.I.M.

Thank you for your interest in S.W.I.M. while it is in its

beginning stages.

While we do not currently have the funds to sustain our own mission to Somalia, we appreciate donations

to begin the planning of a trip and to pass along to currently operating organizations in Somalia.

While we Work to Become an Independent Not-for-Profit Organization…

S.W.I.M. is under the umbrella of Bay Area Tour, an arts outreach program fiscally sponsored by The Field, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization

All donations to S.W.I.M. must first be processed by BAT/The Field before going to Somalia’s Water Improvement Mission

The FieldBay Area

Tour

Somalia Water Improvement

Mission

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.Isaiah 12:3-4

Please visit the other links from our website to view…

A donation form

Hand dug wells and percussion drilled wells budget

Example fundraising profit sheet

Ideas to help fundraise in your community