BridgIT Water Foundation General Appeal

The BridgIT Water Foundation was formed by a group of dedicated individuals who wanted to do something to make the world a better place by using their professional skills that would contribute to making a tangible difference to bridge the gap that separates privileged nations from those not so lucky.

The BridgIT Water Foundation is a non-denominational, non-profit Australian incorporated humanitarian organization that donates the complete project from concept, design and engineering, through to construction and installation of working and enduring assets of value to the end user.

These projects range from something as simple as installing water collection systems such as simple guttering, water plains and tanks through to establishing pumped water supplied, sewerage handling systems and small water treatment plants.

How you can help

An average water project requires equipment such as:-

Water Tanks; Guttering; Pumps; Pipes; Electrical Cabling & Fittings; Power Sources - Diesel, Petrol, Solar& Wind; Small Water Treatment Plants; Sand, Gravel, Cement; Tools & Consumables

You can help by donations of:

• Time, Ideas and Experience (why not volunteer on one of our projects)
• Equipment
• Funding to help deliver Water Projects

Your donation will help provide the equipment necessary to deliver these worthwhile projects.

All equipment for our projects will be purchased within the destination country to support the local economies.

How will your funds be used

Our Ongoing Project Commitments

Tanzania - June/July 2011 - Engikerret Maasai Water Project

The objective is to make the site self sufficient with regards to water by drilling a borehole and installing new guttering on the buildings and providing extra water storage in the form of polyethylene Afritanks.

The beneficiaries of the project would be: 600 pupils of Engikarreti primary school; 120 students of Engikarreti secondary school; Maasai who use Engikarreti health clinic; 50 Maasai households living near the premises. The Maasai people in the area have access to less than 4 litres per person per day of water, this is far less than the figure of about 8 litres per day that is recognized as being a minimal amount for basic human requirements and far less than the 20 litres per day that is being targeted by various development organizations worldwide.

Ethiopia - Kidane Mihret Catholic School and Children's Home & SAFE House

The objective for this project would be to upgrade the current water set-up which is very irregular.

The school is open to the poorest children from the surrounding area and is home to about 200 orphans. Many of the children are not able to be housed - around 30% of the older children are HIV+.

The SAFE House centre is a walled compound in Addis Ababa. The compound consists of a kitchen, feeding area, library, TV room, children's class rooms and gathering area, a small center for teenage girls, bathrooms and showers with proper plumbing, a lawn, playground & basketball court, etc. They have got around 150 children.

Jamaica - HIV/AIDS Children's Care Centre

The concept is to build a Care Centre for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. There is no such centre in Mandeville a rural city in Jamaica. It will be a home for children with HIV/AIDS who have either been abandoned by their families or whose parents have died from the disease.

Nepal -

Work in conjunction with a Nepal based NGO to assist with funding and work on water and sanitation issues in rural schools by constructing water collection and rainwater harvesting.

Thank you to all our past, present & future volunteers, sponsors and donors. Without you none of our wonderful projects would be possible.

• Give a one-off donation online
• Give a regular donation online
• Donate by mail
To donate by mail, please download a printable donation form and send through the post to:
PO Box 5118
BRENDALE QLD 4500
• Leave a bequest
To leave a bequest in your will, please read the wills and bequests page for BridgIT Water Foundation.