22 NOVEMBER 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Providing Water for All Adapted from Information by Epiroc Water for All's projects include drilling and digging wells, providing rain harvesting facilities, repairing existing water systems, protecting natural resources, as well as educating people in sanitation and hygiene. A significant share of the focus is on supporting schools. The work is carried out by partnering nongovernmental organizations with expertise in water, sanitation, and hygiene along with staff in the countries with projects. The result is a strong positive effect, with a direct impact especially for many women and girls, including: j Giving girls, who previously had to spend most of their days fetching water (often dirty) from far away, the freedom to go to school. j Freeing up time for women to work or start businesses. j Helping them feel safer by building latrines which offer privacy. More than 2000 Epiroc colleagues around the world are currently contributing monthly. The employee donations are matched with twice the amount by the Epiroc Group. Virtually 100% of the donations go directly into water projects. Recent projects, among many, include constructing rainwater cisterns for indigenous people in rural Mexico; providing sustainable access to water for at least 15 years for 48 villages in northern Uganda; providing safe drinking water and basic sanitation for 5000 people in rural Nepal; as well as helping flooded areas of Ukraine after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Epiroc runs the program together with Atlas Copco Group, which is initiated and driven on a local level around the world by their employees. “The need for clean water and sanitation keeps growing, making Water for All more important than ever,” said Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s president and CEO. “We are very proud of Water for All's accomplishments and of all passionate colleagues who, supported by the company, are making this possible.” WTR Have some interesting news? Send it our way. bonnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com
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