Water Projects
Clean Water
Many worthy organizations battle the world's water problem. IMPACT's clean water program is different. We built our first gravity-fed water system in 1986, and it is still in operation today.
The IMPACT Advantage
Focus
By limiting our operations to Honduras, IMPACT is able to develop and nurture village relationships long after a water system is installed.
Local Partnerships
IMPACT consults native partners to identify and pursue those areas which present the greatest need.
Boots on the Ground
IMPACT takes accountability for the funds that it raises by personally assisting in the installation of its clean water systems.
Sweat Equity
Village volunteers dig 5-8 miles of trenches before the U.S. teams arrive, fostering a sense of local ownership for the project.
Cultural Exchange
IMPACT's American volunteers are assigned a local compañero, with whom they work, share, and laugh during the weeklong installation.
Infrastructure
Our gravity-fed systems operate simply and efficiently, delivering clean water into each home; as opposed to digging a central well.
Leadership Development
IMPACT helps villages become independently responsible for maintaining their water systems by assisting in the creation of a village water board.
Sustainable Water Projects
IMPACT systems are gravity-based and simple to maintain, so they deliver safe water year after year. We don't drill wells or install pumps. With no electricity or experienced mechanics in the remote villages, those types of water solutions eventually break down and become useless.
Being involved in building the system gives villagers a complete education on its operation. This knowledge allows them to take full responsibility for maintenance after completion.
Our Water Projects Serve as a Catalyst for Building Men
We do not exist to build an organization. Instead, our water projects serve as a catalyst for building men. More than 40 years ago, IMPACT invited a small group of men to build a freshwater system for an Auca Indian village in the heart of the Ecuadorian jungle. The purpose of IMPACT was forged when we saw first-hand how a man's heart and view of himself can change forever.
IMPACT has taken more than 300 men who range from CEOs to college students on our clean water projects. These water projects have forever changed the hearts and lives of many of the men who have experienced the miracle of their week in these remote villages.
You can help change a life, one village at a time. We have changed the lives of over 15,000 villagers. Clean water means 80% of childhood diseases are eliminated, not only for these villagers, but their children and their children's children dating back to 1986.
