- type: hero
  variant: split
  eyebrow: Since 2012 · East Africa
  title: Clean water, school and care for ==every family==
  text: We work alongside local teams in 40 villages, so help arrives where it's needed and stays there.
  image: hero-community.jpg
  imageAlt: Women in bright clothes seated together at a community meeting
  actions:
    - { label: Donate now, href: /donate/, icon: heart }
    - { label: See our work, href: /causes/, style: link }
  highlights:
    - { value: "86k", label: people with clean water, icon: droplets }
    - { value: "22k", label: children in school, icon: book-open }

- type: hero
  variant: overlay
  eyebrow: Winter appeal
  title: When the rains stop, *water* shouldn't
  text: Twelve new wells before January means 600 families never walk four hours for water again.
  image: winter-appeal.jpg
  imageAlt: Children at the village water pump
  actions:
    - { label: Give to the appeal, href: /donate/, icon: heart }
    - { label: Read their stories, href: /stories/, style: outline }

- type: hero
  variant: campaign
  tone: cream
  eyebrow: Live campaign
  title: Water before the ==dry season==
  campaign: winter-appeal

- type: hero
  variant: centered
  tone: blush
  eyebrow: About us
  title: Local people, solving local problems
  text: For fourteen years we've listened first, then built what villages asked for.

- type: page-header
  variant: simple
  tone: cream
  eyebrow: Get involved
  title: There's a place for *everyone* here
  text: Give your time, your skills or your voice. Every bit of help reaches a village.

- type: page-header
  variant: image
  image: water-well.jpg
  imageAlt: A girl washing her face at a village tap
  title: Clean water
  text: Wells, filters and hygiene training in 40 villages.
  breadcrumbs:
    - label: Home
      href: /
    - label: Causes
      href: /causes/
    - label: Clean water

- type: donate
  variant: panel
  tone: blush
  eyebrow: Give today
  title: Your gift reaches a family *this month*
  text: Monthly gifts let us plan ahead, so wells get maintained and teachers get paid on time.
  image: children-group.jpg
  imageAlt: Boys from the village posing together
  points:
    - 87% of every gift goes straight to programmes
    - Audited every year, reports published online
    - Cancel a monthly gift at any time

- type: donate
  variant: card
  eyebrow: Donate
  title: Choose your gift
  text: Every amount helps. Monthly gifts help the most.

- type: stats
  variant: band
  heading:
    eyebrow: Our impact
    title: Fourteen years, forty villages
  items:
    - { value: "312", label: wells built and maintained }
    - { value: "1,400", label: teachers trained }
    - { value: "41k", label: children vaccinated }
    - { value: "87%", label: of gifts spent on programmes }

- type: stats
  variant: grid
  tone: mint
  heading:
    eyebrow: Last year
    title: What your gifts did in 2025
    align: center
  items:
    - value: "28"
      label: new wells
      icon: droplets
      text: Each one serves around 250 people for twenty years.
    - value: "3,100"
      label: school bags
      icon: book-open
      text: Books, uniform and supplies for a full school year.
    - value: "90"
      label: mobile clinics
      icon: stethoscope
      text: Check-ups and vaccines for villages far from a hospital.
    - value: "640"
      label: volunteers
      icon: hand-heart
      text: Local people giving their weekends to their neighbours.

- type: spending
  variant: donut
  heading:
    eyebrow: Where the money goes
    title: 87% straight to programmes
  total: $4.2m spent in 2025
  items:
    - label: Programmes
      percent: 87
      text: Wells, schools, clinics and the people who run them.
    - label: Fundraising
      percent: 8
      text: Finding the next donor, so the work keeps going.
    - label: Running costs
      percent: 5
      text: Audit, insurance, office and IT.

- type: spending
  variant: bars
  tone: sand
  heading:
    title: Programme spending by cause
  items:
    - label: Clean water
      percent: 46
    - label: Education
      percent: 31
    - label: Health
      percent: 23

- type: causes
  variant: grid
  heading:
    eyebrow: What we do
    title: Three programmes, one community
    text: Water, school and health care work best together. A child who isn't sick or fetching water can stay in class.
  action: { label: All causes, href: /causes/, style: link }

- type: causes
  variant: list
  tone: sand
  heading:
    title: Our programmes
  items: [clean-water, health]

- type: campaign
  variant: highlight
  tone: cream
  heading:
    eyebrow: Urgent appeal
    title: Help us finish before January
  campaign: winter-appeal

- type: campaign
  variant: cards
  heading:
    eyebrow: Campaigns
    title: Where your gift is needed now

- type: feature
  variant: image-end
  eyebrow: How we work
  title: Villages choose. We help build.
  text: Every project starts with a village meeting. Local committees decide what's needed, and they own and run it once it's done.
  image: gathering.jpg
  imageAlt: Women gathered for a village meeting
  points:
    - { title: Led by local people, text: 94% of our staff live in the communities they serve., icon: users }
    - { title: Built to last, text: Every well comes with a trained repair team and a spare-parts fund., icon: shield-check }
  badge: { value: "20 years", label: average well lifetime, icon: clock }
  actions:
    - { label: Our approach, href: /about/, style: link }

- type: feature
  variant: image-start
  tone: sky
  eyebrow: Clean water
  title: One well changes a whole village
  text: |
    Girls who used to spend mornings fetching water now spend them in class.

    Clinics see fewer cases of cholera and typhoid within the first year.
  image: water-well.jpg
  imageAlt: A girl washing her face at a village tap
  actions:
    - { label: Fund a well, href: /donate/, icon: droplets }

- type: text
  variant: narrow
  title: Why we started
  body: |
    In 2012, a group of nurses and teachers in Kisumu noticed the same thing: children were missing school because they were sick, and they were sick because the water was dirty.

    So we started with **one well**. Today we work in 40 villages, but the idea hasn't changed:

    - Listen to the village first
    - Build what they ask for
    - Train local people to run it

    Read more in our [annual report](/transparency/).

- type: text
  variant: split
  tone: sand
  eyebrow: Our approach
  title: Help that stays when we leave
  body: |
    Every project has a local committee from day one. They choose the site, hire the builders and set the rules.

    ## Owned by the village

    When the work is done, the committee owns it. We train two people to repair it and keep a spare-parts fund topped up for five years.

    ## Measured honestly

    We check every well, school and clinic once a year and publish the results, including the ones that didn't work.

- type: cards
  variant: icons
  heading:
    eyebrow: Our values
    title: What guides us
  columns: 4
  items:
    - title: Listen first
      text: Villages decide what they need. We don't arrive with answers.
      icon: ear
    - title: Local hands
      text: 94% of our team live in the communities they serve.
      icon: users
    - title: Built to last
      text: Every project has a repair plan and a fund to pay for it.
      icon: shield-check
    - title: Open books
      text: Our accounts are audited and published every year.
      icon: book-open

- type: cards
  variant: tiles
  tone: sand
  heading:
    eyebrow: Get involved
    title: Five ways to help today
    align: center
  columns: 3
  items:
    - title: Give monthly
      text: The steadiest way to help. Cancel any time.
      icon: heart
      href: /donate/
      label: Start giving
    - title: Volunteer
      text: Build weeks, teaching help or fundraising at home.
      icon: hand-heart
      href: /get-involved/#volunteer
      label: Find a role
    - title: Fundraise
      text: Run, bake, cycle or celebrate your birthday for us.
      icon: flag
      href: /get-involved/#fundraise
      label: Start a fundraiser
    - title: Partner with us
      text: Companies and foundations who want lasting impact.
      icon: building-2
      href: /get-involved/#partners
      label: Talk to us
    - title: Leave a gift
      text: A gift in your will can fund a well for a generation.
      icon: sprout
      href: /contact/
      label: Ask us how
    - title: Spread the word
      text: Share a story with friends. It costs nothing and helps a lot.
      icon: share-2
      href: /stories/
      label: Read our stories

- type: cards
  variant: steps
  heading:
    eyebrow: How a project works
    title: From village meeting to running water
  columns: 4
  items:
    - title: The village asks
      text: A committee tells us what they need most.
    - title: We plan together
      text: Engineers and the committee agree the site and budget.
    - title: Local hands build
      text: Builders from the area are hired and paid fairly.
    - title: They own it
      text: Two people are trained to repair it, with a fund to pay for parts.

- type: timeline
  heading:
    eyebrow: Our story
    title: Fourteen years, one village at a time
    align: center
  items:
    - year: "2012"
      title: One well in Kanyawegi
      text: Three nurses and two teachers raise $8,000 for a first well.
    - year: "2015"
      title: The first school programme
      text: Teacher training begins in four primary schools.
    - year: "2019"
      title: Mobile clinics on the road
      text: Our first van reaches six villages a week.
    - year: "2023"
      title: Forty villages
      text: Water, school and health programmes now run together.
    - year: "2026"
      title: 300 wells and counting
      text: The 312th well opened in October.

- type: faq
  variant: split
  heading:
    eyebrow: Questions
    title: Before you give
    text: Can't find your answer? [Write to us](/contact/), we reply within two days.
  items:
    - question: How much of my gift goes to programmes?
      answer: 87 cents of every dollar go straight to water, school and health projects. The rest pays for fundraising and running costs, which our board reviews every year.
    - question: Can I choose where my money goes?
      answer: Yes. Pick a cause or campaign when you give. Unrestricted gifts go where the need is greatest, which helps us respond fastest.
    - question: How do I cancel a monthly gift?
      answer: Use the link in any receipt email, or write to us and we'll cancel it the same day.
    - question: Is my donation tax-deductible?
      answer: In most countries, yes. Your receipt includes our registration number. Check the rules where you pay tax.

- type: faq
  variant: stacked
  tone: sand
  heading:
    title: Volunteering FAQs
  items:
    - question: Do I need experience?
      answer: No. We train everyone, and most roles need enthusiasm more than skills.
    - question: How long do build trips last?
      answer: Two weeks, including two days of training when you arrive.

- type: search
  heading:
    title: Find a story, cause or event
    align: center

- type: stories
  variant: grid
  heading:
    eyebrow: Stories
    title: News from the villages
  limit: 3
  action:
    label: All stories
    href: /stories/
    style: link

- type: stories
  variant: featured
  tone: cream
  heading:
    title: Latest stories
  limit: 3

- type: events
  variant: list
  heading:
    eyebrow: Events
    title: Come and join us
  show: upcoming
  limit: 3
  action:
    label: All events
    href: /events/
    style: link

- type: events
  variant: cards
  tone: sand
  heading:
    title: What's on
  show: all
  limit: 3

- type: testimonials
  variant: single
  tone: blush
  items:
    - quote: Now I fetch water in ten minutes, and I'm ==never late for maths==.
      name: Amina Odhiambo
      role: Pupil, Kanyawegi Primary School

- type: testimonials
  variant: grid
  heading:
    eyebrow: In their words
    title: People, not numbers
  items:
    - quote: The clinic came every Tuesday. My baby has had every vaccine on time.
      name: Mercy Akinyi
      role: Mother of three, Siaya
    - quote: I give $25 a month and get a photo of the well it helped fix. That's all I need.
      name: Tom Becker
      role: Monthly donor since 2019
    - quote: I spent two weeks on a build team. I came back with friends for life.
      name: Priya Raman
      role: Volunteer

- type: team
  variant: grid
  heading:
    eyebrow: Our team
    title: The people behind the work
  group: staff

- type: team
  variant: compact
  tone: sand
  heading:
    title: Board of trustees
    text: Our trustees are unpaid and meet every quarter to oversee our work and finances.
  group: board

- type: logos
  variant: logos
  space: small
  heading:
    title: Supported by
    align: center
  items:
    - name: Northwind Foundation
    - name: Harbour Trust
    - name: Kestrel & Co
    - name: Bluewater Fund
    - name: Acacia Group

- type: logos
  variant: badges
  tone: mint
  heading:
    eyebrow: Why trust us
    title: Open, audited, accountable
  items:
    - name: Registered charity
      text: No. 1234567, Kenya and UK
      icon: badge-check
    - name: Independently audited
      text: Accounts published every year
      icon: scale
    - name: 4-star rated
      text: By an independent charity evaluator
      icon: award
    - name: Safeguarding policy
      text: Reviewed every year by the board
      icon: shield-check

- type: reports
  heading:
    eyebrow: Transparency
    title: Reports and accounts
  items:
    - title: Annual report
      year: "2025"
      href: /reports/annual-report-2025.pdf
      size: PDF, 1 page
      text: What we did, what worked and what didn't.
    - title: Audited accounts
      year: "2025"
      href: /reports/accounts-2025.pdf
      size: PDF, 1 page
    - title: Safeguarding policy
      href: /reports/safeguarding-policy.pdf
      size: PDF, 1 page

- type: form
  variant: split
  id: volunteer
  eyebrow: Volunteer
  title: Give your time
  text: Tell us a little about you and we'll be in touch within a week.
  points:
    - icon: calendar-days
      text: Roles from one afternoon to two weeks
    - icon: graduation-cap
      text: Full training before you start
    - icon: users
      text: Join 640 volunteers in five countries
  name: volunteer
  submit: Send my details
  fields:
    - name: name
      label: Full name
      required: true
      half: true
    - name: email
      label: Email
      type: email
      required: true
      half: true
    - name: interest
      label: I'd like to help with
      type: select
      options: [Build trips, Teaching, Health outreach, Fundraising at home]
    - name: message
      label: Anything we should know?
      type: textarea
    - name: updates
      label: Send me the monthly volunteer news
      type: checkbox

- type: form
  variant: card
  tone: sand
  title: Contact us
  text: Questions about giving, partnerships or press? We reply within two working days.
  name: contact
  submit: Send message
  fields:
    - name: name
      label: Name
      required: true
      half: true
    - name: email
      label: Email
      type: email
      required: true
      half: true
    - name: message
      label: Message
      type: textarea
      required: true

- type: newsletter
  variant: band
  tone: mint
  eyebrow: Newsletter
  title: One story from the field, every month
  note: No spam. Unsubscribe with one click.

- type: newsletter
  variant: card
  title: Stay close to the work
  text: Photos, progress and the occasional good news, straight to your inbox.

- type: gallery
  variant: mosaic
  heading:
    eyebrow: Gallery
    title: A year in pictures
  items:
    - image: hero-community.jpg
      alt: Women at a community meeting
      caption: Opening day in Kanyawegi, March 2026
    - image: water-well.jpg
      alt: A girl at a village tap
    - image: classroom.jpg
      alt: A full classroom
    - image: children-group.jpg
      alt: Boys from the village
      caption: Football after school, July 2026
    - image: school-child.jpg
      alt: A girl with her writing tablet
    - image: winter-appeal.jpg
      alt: Children at the village water pump

- type: gallery
  variant: grid
  tone: sand
  items:
    - image: water-well.jpg
      alt: A village tap
    - image: classroom.jpg
      alt: Pupils in class
    - image: water-tanks.jpg
      alt: Water tanks above the village
    - image: gathering.jpg
      alt: A village gathering

- type: video
  variant: wide
  heading:
    eyebrow: Watch
    title: Fifteen seconds at school
    align: center
  url: /media/school-pump.mp4
  poster: school-pump.jpg
  posterAlt: Schoolchildren in uniform using the school water pump
  title: Schoolchildren at their water pump

- type: video
  variant: split
  tone: night
  heading:
    eyebrow: Film
    title: A day with the mobile clinic
  url: https://vimeo.com/000000000
  poster: health-worker.jpg
  posterAlt: A smiling health worker in her white coat
  title: A day with the mobile clinic
  text: Six villages, one van, two nurses and 140 patients. Our health team let us follow them for a day.

- type: cta
  variant: band
  tone: brand
  title: Give $25 a month. Change a family's year.
  text: Join 4,200 monthly donors who keep the water flowing.
  actions:
    - { label: Give monthly, href: /donate/, icon: heart }

- type: cta
  variant: split
  eyebrow: Volunteer
  title: Give your time, not just your money
  text: From village build weeks to fundraising at home, there's a role for every skill.
  image: community-portrait.jpg
  imageAlt: A young woman smiling in her village
  actions:
    - { label: Become a volunteer, href: /get-involved/, style: accent }

- type: cta
  variant: card
  title: Not ready to give? Stay close.
  text: One email a month with stories from the field. No spam, ever.
  actions:
    - { label: Read our stories, href: /stories/, style: outline }
    - { label: Follow on Instagram, href: https://instagram.com/, style: link }