Now you are thinking “But how did Pavè donate these liters?”.

Spoiler: he's doing it thanks to you too. In fact, each WAMI can or bottle sold is equivalent to 100 liters of water donated to communities that do not have access to it. Two quick calculations: it all starts by identifying a safe and sustainable aquifer near the communities that will benefit from the project. The water is pumped from these aquifers into a cistern connected to the houses of the village by a network of pipes that ends with a tap for each family.

Each tap, whose financing requires around 10,000 products, supplies more than 1,000,000 liters of water.

The equation becomes so simple: 1 product corresponds to 100 liters donated! And by entering the code on the label you can immediately know the family you are donating to. 

Easy peasy

Creating water projects does not just mean "giving water" to the communities involved.

Accessible water brings hydration, social and economic value, the ability to plan and create. In our Norwood and Wilgamuwa district projects, direct access to this resource means greater peace of mind for communities and the ability to pursue their businesses without the problem of contaminated or scarce water. This also contributes to one of the most important productions in the country, namely that of tea.

Norwood Wilgamuwa

Every year in Sri Lanka 320 million kg of tea are produced: to produce one kg of fresh leaves requires 2400 liters of water and to drink a cup, like the one you might have on the table right now, you need as many as 30. During production, much of this water comes from the rains, but it is not enough, especially in the driest periods.

The results of the water project in Sri Lanka

The aqueduct was built with a gravity system and is located in one of the poorest areas of the country, where about 86% of families do not have access to the resource.
In fact, the communities, who live in small villages scattered within the tea plantations, took water for drinking, washing and cooking from a single community distribution point: the water, which came by flowing into channels or inside. of old pipes, was contaminated and not subjected to any purification treatment before being used. In some cases rainwater was used. . The members of the Community Based Organization actively participated in the works, helping to bring the materials, to the excavations, to form small groups of people for the cleaning of the sites, with the name of Shramadana, community support.