The Need: Morocco has one of the lowest rural water supplies in North Africa, with approximately 40 percent of its rural inhabitants lacking access to clean drinking water.  High infant mortality rates – as high as 20 percent in some of the most remote areas of Morocco – are directly linked to unsafe drinking water. In addition, women and girls spend many hours procuring water from non-potable sources causing them to have less time to attend school or participate in other activities.

The Solution: Gravity flow water systems deliver safe drinking water directly from mountain springs to reservoirs above villages, and then to homes. Our partners teach important skills in public health to help communities understand additional measures they should take to avoid water-borne illnesses, and transfer skills in water-system maintenance and repair.

The Impact: Benefits of clean drinking water include reducing infant mortality rates, improving public health conditions, and transferring skills at the grassroots level through the use of  local materials and building techniques.

Current Projects: HAF has partnered with GlobalGiving to bring clean drinking water to five villages in the Tifnoute Valley, benefitting 1,600 people. Learn more about this project. After this pilot project is complete, we will work with eleven other villages in the same  region who are in need of clean drinking water.

A gift of $45 provides potable water for three people for a lifetime. Donate today!