GIVE CLEAN WATER TO NEEDY COMMUNITIES IN CAMEROON.

Drought impacts people all over the world. But where IAA works in Wester Cameroon, its effects — particularly, the economic effects — are devastating.

Here, community members’ lives revolve around tending their crops and livestock, resulting in a higher-than-average dependence on rainfall. They live in a hot climate where water is already scarce.

To make the situation worse, people here depend on seasonal rivers — waterways that appear with the rains and vanish with the dry season — for all their water needs. Unlike regions with year-round lakes or groundwater-fed springs, these communities have no fallback when the rains fail. And with climate change increasing the of droughts ocurrance, rain-fed agriculture — the livelihood for about 65% of the population in rural Cameroon — becomes a fragile gamble.

The region experiences a hot and dry climate with one rainy season in a year.  “The dry season is characterized by low water availability and access, leading to community members walking for long distances to the few available water points. The community in this region is agropastoral and highly relies on rainfall performance for the success of their crops and livestock.”

For farmers and pastoralists water availability dictates economic and personal survival. Without rainfall, crops wither, livestock dies, and household incomes plummet. Families must walk for hours to fetch what little water remains, leaving less time for farming, business, education, and community development.

The result? A cycle of economic instability, hunger, and lost opportunity. However, how could IAA break that cycle with your continued support?

Deep Wells Installation with Hand-pumps is a perfect solution to the ongoing water crisis in Western Cameroon. By building and installing a deep well with hand pumps, we make life easier for the surrounding communities. These "Wells" are climate resilient and adapted to the local realities because in a remote rural village, they can maintain it, extreme weather events like flooding, and over drought cannot disrupt it proper functioning. The water will always flow during all weathers and dry seasons.

Make a donation today to help us continue this incredible mission, your gift will really make a difference in our community. Thank you for choosing to support our project.

With gratitude!