Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Korogwe?
Korogwe is the name of a town and a District with many villages in the Tanga Region of Tanzania, East Africa. Approximately 5° south of the Equator.

How deep is a well?
Depths vary according to the earth’s strata. A shallow well might be anywhere between five and nine metres and a drilled well might be anything up to twenty one metres.

How much does a shallow well cost?
Including the survey, a shallow well averages somewhere around £2,500, drilled wells are more expensive.

What type of water related illnesses do the villagers suffer?
There are often outbreaks of cholera or typhoid, sometimes bilharzia. Malaria is by far the biggest problem.

How do the local people earn their living?
Most are smallholders growing maize, beans, cassava, and some keep a few cattle and goats.

How do you ensure the money is used correctly?
Stage payments are made as the work progresses and regular visits ensure the funds have been used correctly. Trustees’ travel expenses do not come from funds raised for the projects.

How do you raise funds?
The usual coffee mornings and quiz evenings, attendances at local agricultural shows and donations; some people like to make regular payments with a Standing Order through their bank account. Illustrated presentations are made to schools and various organisations.

How many villages have you helped so far?
By June 2010 DAK has installed pipelines into five villages, fifty four wells into forty five villages, three spring boxes and replaced eight obsolete pumps for another five villages making a total of well over fifty thousand people helped. Also a rain water harvesting scheme has been installed at the town dispensary.

We are a small charity able to take on small projects.
All donations are warmly welcomed, large or small.

Many little drops of water will fill a bucket  – “Every little helps!”