2019-11-07T18:32:35-06:00 2018-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2018-01-01 364636718 WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA WATE 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE HASH TREASURER 3109957079 2019-11-07 ROBERT A LYON P01327482 2136393550 99.88.83.161 2019-11-07 16:32:26 PS P C1988052032BF7E796496D37049D37B62C620639 C1988052032BF7E796496D37049D37B62C620639 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 298390 0 X WWW.WATERWELLSFORAFRICA.ORG X 2008 CA BUILDING WATER WELLS IN RURAL AFRICA. WE THINK CLEAN WATER IS THE FIRST STEP OUT OF POVERTY, AND TOWARD GREATER HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. WE GIVE WATER TO THOSE WITHOUT IT, IMPROVING NOT ONLY THEIR WELL-BEING-BUT ALSO THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. 3 3 0 15 0 0 277656 298294 0 0 66 96 0 0 277722 298390 1400 1400 0 0 4500 6000 0 0 17898 189309 326838 195209 334238 82513 -35848 186923 151075 0 0 186923 151075 X MISSION: WWFA PROMOTES RURAL AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE WATER SOURCES AND REDUCING THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTAMINATED WATER. WE HONOR INDIGENOUS AFRICAN CULTURES AND THEIR WAYS OF LIFE, WHILE WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERING THEM WITH WATER, KNOWLEDGE, AND HOPE. 0 0 302368 1400 PRIMARY PROGRAM - WATER WELL CREATION:EACH OF THE WELLS WWFA INSTALLS GIVES FRESH, CLEAN WATER TO ABOUT 500 PEOPLE, AND BECAUSE OF THE PROVEN DEPENDABILITY OF OUR EQUIPMENT SINCE 1996, WE KNOW OUR PUMPS LAST 20 YEARS OR MORE.TECHNICALLY, EACH PUMP COULD SERVE MORE PEOPLE, BUT TO PROTECT LOCAL WATER TABLES AND ENSURE THE DURABILITY OF EACH PUMP (A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT) WE KEEP NUMBERS AT SUSTAINABLE LEVELS.ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON WE KEEP THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AT ABOUT 500 PER WELL IS THE FACT THAT WATER IS CARRIED HOME IN BUCKETS, OFTEN BY GIRLS AND WOMEN. THEY MUST FIRST WALK FROM HOME TO THE WELL, THEN WAIT IN LINE, AND FINALLY RETURN WITH A BUCKET OF WATER (WEIGHING 8.3 POUNDS PER GALLON) BALANCED ON THEIR HEAD. THEY USUALLY DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF 100 PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT AT THE SAME WELL FOR ONLY 2 MINUTES EACH, THE LAST PERSON WILL HAVE WAITED ABOUT 3 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING THEIR SINGLE BUCKET OF WATER. THIS IS THE REALITY. SUCH WAITING IS A DRAIN ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND EXPOSES SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO WEATHER, PREDATORS (HUMAN AND ANIMAL), AND PHYSICAL HARDSHIP. MORE WELLS MEANS LESS WAITING AND MORE TIME FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES; THIS IS WHY WE'RE WILLING TO PLACE MORE WELLS IN SOME AREAS.UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ARE USED TO WAITING HOURS FOR PARTIAL BUCKETS OF DIRTY, UNHEALTHY WATER. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE IMPROVING REGIONAL HEALTH, BUT WE'RE GIFTING PEOPLE MORE TIME FOR SCHOOL, WORK, ENTREPRENURSHIP, GARDENING, AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. WE'RE SAVING AND IMPROVING LIVES.WE SEEK TO DO AS MUCH GOOD AS POSSIBLE, AND OUR PLANNING PROCESS INCLUDES A LOCAL, ON-SITE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. DEPENDING ON NEED WE SOMETIMES PLACE ADDITIONAL WELLS ON OTHER NEARBY WATER SOURCES SO NO SINGLE PUMP BECOMES OVERUSED, OR ANY WATER TABLE DEPLETED.IN 2018 WE MADE A CLEAR DECISION AS AN ORGANIZATION: WHEN NECESSARY, WE WILL PLACE MORE "WELLS PER PERSON" BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WILL BRING THE GREATEST LONGTERM RELIEF AND WATER STABILITY TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. THE POPULATION OF MOST MALAWIAN VILLAGES IS IN THE HUNDREDS RATHER THAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, SO WE WORK WITH FEDERAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS LOCAL LEADERS, TO MAXIMIZE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF EACH WELL WE INSTALL. OUR SYSTEMATIC LOCATION SELECTION PROCESS HELPS ACCOMPLISH OUR "MOST PEOPLE SERVED" GOALS, BY PLACING NEW WELLS IN PLACES EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. THE WWFA TEAM HAVE BECOME SPECIALISTS AT BRINGING WATER TO PEOPLE IN THE MOST REMOTE AND DIFFICULT AREAS -- PLACES OTHER WATER PROVIDERS OFTEN AVOID. WE OFTEN GO WHERE OTHERS WON'T -- LITERALLY -- AND OUR WELLS LAST SO LONG THAT PEOPLE SOMETIMES ACTUALLY RELOCATE TO BE NEAR THEM.WE USUALLY WILL NOT INSTALL A WELL UNLESS IT WILL SERVE 50 OR MORE FAMILIES, AND WE STRIVE FOR EACH WELL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AT LEAST 100 FAMILIES. AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE IN MALAWI IS 5, SO WHEN CALCULATED THIS MEANS EACH WELL HELPS APPROXIMATELY 500 RESIDENTS ALONG WITH PASSING TRAVELLERS. WE TRACK THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES IN MOST VILLAGES SERVED, AND USE AVERAGES WHEN WE DON'T HAVE EXACT NUMBERS.IN 2018, WE PROVIDED LIFE-GIVING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 16,500 MORE PEOPLE THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF 33 NEW WELLS -- AND WE EXPECT THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT WATER FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.WATER WELLS FOR AFRICA IS BOTH OUR NAME AND OUR MISSION, AND TO DATE -- WITH THE HELP OF OUR WONDERFUL SUPPORTERS -- WWFA HAS PLACED 203 WELLS THAT CONTINUE TO SERVE ABOUT 325,750 PEOPLE WITH FRESH, LIFE-GIVING WATER EVEN AS YOU READ THIS. WE'RE SAVING LIVES, INCREASING INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH, AND PUTTING HEALTHY SMILES ON FACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF MALAWI.OUR SUCCESSES ONLY MAKES US WANT TO ACCOMPLISH MORE. GIVEN ADEQUATE RESOURCES, WWFA WOULD GIVE EVERY HUMAN ON THE PLANET CLEAN WATER, BUT PRAGMATISM LEADS US TO WHERE WE CAN DO THE GREATEST GOOD. 10137 SECONDARY PROGRAM - EDUCATION & OUTREACH:WWFA EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF PEOPLE IN RURAL AFRICAN VILLAGES WHO LIVE WITHOUT CLEAN AND EASY-TO-REACH WATER. WE SHARE INFORMATION THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, VIDEOS, PRINTED MATERIALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE. 312505 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 3109957079 PO BOX 635 MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90267 GEORGE KURTIS DAHLIN DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 6000 0 0 REID POWELL DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE HASH DIRECTOR/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298294 298294 96 96 298390 0 0 96 1400 1400 6000 5100 300 600 3691 2491 1200 26433 21400 1399 3634 9652 2426 7226 2839 2451 132 256 904 857 17 30 13648 12452 64 1132 WELL DRILLING/CONSTRUCT 260562 260562 SOFTWARE LICENSING 6533 1448 65 5020 CHARGES & FEES 1419 761 658 VIDEO & PHOTO 1157 1157 334238 312505 3835 17898 110297 89877 73050 59106 2079 2079 1497 13 186923 151075 0 0 X 186923 151075 186923 151075 186923 151075 -35848 0 X 0 0 0 X 101193 203037 213710 277656 298294 1093890 101193 203037 213710 277656 298294 1093890 63400 1030490 7 7 16 66 96 192 1094082 0.94190 0.94640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICE, GRANT WATER WELL DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION 261962 0 1 0 0 0 1 261962 0 261962 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B WHEN THE FORM 990 IS READY, IT IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. MEMBERS E-MAIL BACK THEIR APPROVAL AND/OR QUESTIONS. IN 2016, THE BOARD IMPLEMENTED A FORMAL POLICY GOVERNING THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA EMAIL, POSTAL MAIL, OR TELEPHONE REQUESTS.