Guest columnist Don Nolan reflects on philanthropic measures drillers can make towards developing nations that lack potable water.
A serious lack of potable water and the need for well drilling equipment exists throughout Nicaragua. W/NP, through the Farmer to Farmer program, has found many open wells and springs where water is used for human consumption and has been contaminated by insects, leaves, bird droppings, etc. Hand-dug, open wells that are 165 feet deep and 4 feet in diameter are not unusual. Many people have died digging these wells.