What Is the Water for
Humanity Fund?
In
1991, the Water for Humanity (WFH) Committee was established within the
American Society of Dowsers to provide funding for the development of
dug or drilled wells and other aspects of water resources and recovery
worldwide in areas of critical need. The second purpose of WFH is to
demonstrate the use and practical applications of dowsing, and to
establish credibility of the dowser's theory of "live" water. The
members of the WFH Committee judge and vote on each individual grant
request. The size of the grant depends upon the particular situation
and number of beneficiaries. In general, the grants are in the range of
$500 to $5,000 (US). The general funds go directly toward actual well
construction and pump installation. It is expected that the beneficiary
communities would provide local materials, security, transportation and
unskilled labor, as well as some percentage of the overall construction
costs. Community participation in construction must
provide training of individuals in well and pump maintenance, as well
as establish a pump repair fund in order to insure the sustainability
of the project.
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 click here to read
the WFH eNews
PLANET EARTH:
WFH
Report on
the State of the Water
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DONATIONS...
To make a donation to the Water for Humanity Fund,
Contact the ASD Director of Operations, in care of the above address or
Click here to donate on line. Note:
Be sure to designate your gift for WFH.
Email: asd@dowsers.org
(be sure to put WFH as the
subject)
Your gift is greatly appreciated!
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ADOPT -a- WELL:
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The Water for Humanity Fund “ADOPT
-a- WELL” program was set up to allow ASD chapters,
individual members, businesses & corporations, church &
civic groups, and interested parties among the general public an option
to designate their contribution to a specific organization in a
specific area or country for a specific individual well project funded
in its entirety.
< click here for
details... >
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The
48 Hr Water Challenge:
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The
48 Hr
Water Challenge
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An open letter of
appreciation to Steve Herbert, Secretary of the Water for Humanity
Committee, past and present committee members for their time and energy
to provide a conduit for improving the water supply conditions in
underdeveloped parts of the world. <
click
here for details... >
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Article
appearing in CHANGE magazine
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Completed
Projects:
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Secretary’s
note: 010408
MITHRA Foundation of Tamil Nadu, India
This
organization was endorsed by Brother Kimpton after the first
unsolicited proposal was received from them in January of 2004,
requesting $2,800 for one bore well and hand pump in each of four
villages. The WFH Committee awarded a partial grant of $1,000 in June
of that year < click
here to read the rest of the report >
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Secretary’s
note: 010408
Rural
People Development Society (RPDS)
of Tamil Nadu, India
“On
getting the information of sanction of grant by WFH Fund (for only two
of seven wells requested), the beneficiary group members convened in a
meeting and discussed the issue with priority… < click here to read
the rest of the report >
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Secretary’s note: 122007
ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL
DEVELOPMENT (ARD)
ARD
first contacted us in 2003. A solicited proposal received in October of
that year requested $3,183 for five bore wells and hand pumps for seven
villages ($637 per well). They demonstrated that they could complete
the project in good faith and submitted a final report. < click here to read
the rest of the report >
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A report on my
work 122607
Brother James Kimpton on
"Reaching the Unreached, South India..."
A note from Water
for Humanity Secretary Steve Herbert: Brother James Kimpton, who had
for some years previous been receiving funding from the British Society
of Dowsers, inspired a small group of people to establish a raffle at
the 1991 ASD Convention to raise money to aid his efforts... < click here to read
the rest of the report >
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India -
Brother Kimpton, of "Reaching the Unreached", has received
funding for several years running. Bon Temple, a
Tibetan religious organization, was enabled to develop a well. A well
was also provided for the Jamurda Leper Colony in collaboration with
Trees for Life. Several other organizations in the
southern state of Tamil Nadu received funding to install borewells and
hand pumps in needy villages.
Senegal - A
hand-dug well was funded for a community gardening and forestry project
in the village of Daru Ndiaye.
USA - Bottled
water was provided in emergency flood relief efforts in southern Texas
and North Carolina.
Honduras - A
drilled well was provided for hurricane victims in the community of
Eden. Portable drilling equipment donated by WHF is being managed by
the Centers for Teaching & Learning and Partners of the
Americas.
Mexico - Spring
capitation and piping to the village of Tlamacazapa was a project
managed by Caminamos Juntos para Saludy Desarrollo.
Tibet -
Water resource development for ethnic Tibetans in collaboration with
NYEMA Projects, Inc.
Haiti - Drilling
projects have been initiated on Ile-a-Vache, and in Grand Goave,
Jacksyl and Rivier Froize in collaboration with Les Artisans de Paix
Internationales.
Ecuador -
A shamanic healing center at Luna-huasi in Puerto, Quito was provided
with a borewell and hand pump.
More
Projects ...
El Salvador - Portable
drilling equipment donated by heifer project International and WFH is
being managed by the Salvadoran Association for Rural Health.
Nepal - Pumps are
being installed on hand-dug and hand-bored wells in several villages in
collaboration with Sustainable Peace Here (SPHere).
India - Several
organizations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu will receive funding
to restore water resources to tsumani victims in coastal fishing
villages.
Guatemala - The
Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute is being considered for a grant to
provide water for sustainable agriculture training and surrounding
villagers.
Native American -
Projects are on the agenda for reservations in Arizona, New York and
Ontario.
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How you can
"Get Involved"?
To raise money for the Water
for Humanity Fund, a raffle committee appointed by the WFH conducts a
raffle each year at the American Society of Dowsers' annual convention.
Throughout the year, concerned individuals send or bring items to ASD
to be donated to the raffle. A dedicated all-volunteer staff donate
their time so 90 to 95% of the funds goes to those truly in need.
In addition, ASD receives
monetary donations throughout the year from generous members and other
interested individuals and organizations who want to contribute even
more. Such a contribution may, at the donor's request, go
into a "restricted fund", designated for a specific project. Otherwise,
such monies go into the "unrestricted funds" which can be applied to
any one of WFH's approved projects. Such contributions, either raffle
items or monetary donations are greatly appreciated.
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For information
on obtaining a grant, direct inquiries to:
The American
Society of Dowsers
attn:
Water for Humanity Fund
P.O. Box 24
Danville,
Vermont 05828
USATelephone: (802) 684-3417
Email:
asd@dowsers.org
(be sure to put WFH as the
subject)
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