From zero to 10,000 in 30 years

Wolfgang Buchner doesn’t talk much; he acts. When he was 24 years old, the trained water technician travelled to Bolivia in 1980 to develop a simple-technology for drilling wells. It was a success. The method became established and already 10,000 of the affordable and easily-attained wells have been built throughout Latin America. The wide reach is also due to the well-schools that Buchner founded to transfer the knowledge and training. You can see for yourself, watch the video and visit Bucher’s organisation at our Water Knowledge Portal.

When you’ve absorbed some useful information, why not change tides and give back? These betterplace.org project are especially suitable:

• Engineers without Borders for water in Bolivia: 1 meter piping for only 1,04 Euros!
• Drinking water for an elementary school in Cameroon. The offer: Well cover for only 45 Euros!
• The DRK is collecting live-saving water filters in Somalia. One filter costs only 16 Euros—help now!
• Clean drinking water for Mozambique: one well costs 400 Euros. Do your part to help now.

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