The google result for "build a well in africa" brought up several possibilities. One was a personal blog of somebody named Susan who advocated donating to build wells in Africa through an organization called Charity Water. This organization says boldly on the top of its front page, "100% of your donation goes directly to the field. A separate group of private donors fund the operating costs so you don't have to." At least this way, we'd know exactly where the money is going. Another upside might be that it costs $5,000 dollars to sponsor a well rather than the $6,500 The Water Project needs. Such a donation would allow a well to be built in a village where it cold serve 250 or more people. There is also an option for $20,000 that could bring water to over a thousand people through a school or health clinic. Through Charity Water, there is myCharity, where we could set up a personal fundraising page. In 12 to 18 months, we could see the progress of our individual well through photos and videos. One downside is that this is a very big organization -- bigger than The Water Project -- and our donation would be pretty small compared to a lot of corporate donations and the like.
I found another organization called A Drop in the Bucket, but it seems to be unorganized and pretty small. Like the other organizations, it allows its users to crete a fundraising page of their own, however, of what I've seen, this has not brought much success. There may be something to be said for going through a smaller organization, but I wouldn't say this is the one.
Lastly, I found H2O Africa, an organization founded by Matt Damon. Their goal is to raise awarness of the situation of the water crisis in Africa through education. They have many opportunities to give money to other groups' projects, but there are no options for individuals to sponsor a well of their own. Personally, I would like to make a well to call our own, so I'd say no to this organization.
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