Franklin Electric’s Foundation Completes Clean Water Projects in Africa
Projects in Three Countries Benefit 18,000 People
In 2017, Franklin Electric's Franklin Wells for the World Foundation put forth continued effort toward its mission to provide safe, reliable and cost-effective water supplies to suffering communities, focusing on Africa where the need is greatest. Searching for potable water sources is a daily chore for over 2 billion women and children across the globe. In what is sometimes described as a “six-hour journey,” predominantly girls spend hours each day hauling water from pumps and basins to their homes and communities – rather than attend school. These children, who are consistently exposed to hazardous, unpotable water sources that have been contaminated by water-borne bacteria, contract diseases such as cholera and life-threatening diarrhea.
Last year, leveraging Franklin Electric’s products, the Franklin Wells for the World Foundation completed the following projects in three countries in southern Africa, benefiting the lives of nearly 18,000 people: