{"product_id":"chakwanika-village-well-project","title":"Chakwanika Village Well Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chakwanika Village Well Project has been successfully completed. The project was fully funded on August 14, 2026, thanks to the generosity of 4 donors, including an extraordinary gift from Beth J. that covered nearly 88% of the cost. Drilling was completed on September 1, 2026, and the well came in with water in abundance. The crew worked into the night to finish the borehole, drilling under the rig's own lights, and water rose out of the ground hard enough to spray across the rig and flood the ground around it. The concrete pad was poured and the pump installed over the three days that followed, and on September 4, 2026 the finished well was handed over to the village. This is the first time Chakwanika Village has ever had access to clean water. Until now its 430 residents had no safe source at all and depended entirely on a dambo, a shallow, marshy wetland where murky water collected among mud, grass, and fallen leaves, shared with livestock and wild animals and at high risk for cholera and other waterborne diseases. A local water committee will be established for maintenance and management of the well. With proper care, it should serve the community for approximately 75 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Water of Mercy","offers":[{"title":"Village Water Well Donation","offer_id":46541800538309,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/0859\/9749\/files\/CHAKWANIKA-DRILLING-NIGHT-05.png?v=1788364067","url":"https:\/\/waterofmercy.com\/products\/chakwanika-village-well-project","provider":"Water of Mercy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}