{"product_id":"zuza-village-well-project","title":"Zuza Village Well Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Zuza Village Well Project was successfully funded on September 8th 2026! The entire cost of the well was covered by a single gift from one family of Mary Mother of Divine Grace Parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago. We will provide more information as soon as well drilling is completed. By the dry season the dambo that supplies Zuza Village has shrunk to a handful of shallow pools, a few inches deep and opaque with brown sediment. The 350 residents have no other source and no access to safe drinking water. To reach it they walk out of the village along a footpath through the fields and into the woodland, then crouch at a pool's edge and scoop with a small plastic basin, tipping scoop after scoop into a bucket until there is enough to carry home. The pools lie in cut earth banks along a marshy depression, and the water is shared with livestock and wild animals. Zuza is a very poor and remote village with no primary school, no clinic and no church of its own. This area is prone to cholera and other waterborne diseases, presenting severe health risks to the entire community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Water of Mercy","offers":[{"title":"Village Water Well Donation","offer_id":46819586179269,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/0859\/9749\/files\/ZUZA-VILLAGE-2026-08-27-02-05-25.jpg?v=1787839023","url":"https:\/\/waterofmercy.com\/products\/zuza-village-well-project","provider":"Water of Mercy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}