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Water Tanker: 90 Days of Lifeline Water

An old man fills his jerrycan and passes it to the next in line; our tanker runs GPS logged stops, each handover signed for in the Ledger.

Somalia, Ethiopia 680 Donors 90 days of water routes
How Your Donation Transforms Lives

On the day the tanker arrives, jerrycans fill in the courtyard and a scorching noon turns into a bearable hour; a feverish child's brow cools, and a voice at the door says, "you came again."

Ninety days of uninterrupted routes, 40 to 60 delivery points a day
Safe drinking water access of 20 to 40 litres per household
Water hygiene and storage training for over five thousand neighbours
A signed handover at every stop, with a GPS stamped photo and short clip
A quiet flows from the front of the line to its end; on the misted glass of the tanker, a child draws a small heart with one finger and steps back.

Needs

Tanker fuel, the driver, and the field crew
Jerrycans and tap sets for the households
Shade canopies and queue management gear for extreme heat
Water safety and storage training materials
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Water Tanker: 90 Days of Lifeline Water

The first drop from the tap draws a small shadow on cracked ground. Each morning our tanker sets out on fixed routes across Somalia and Ethiopia; the driver pulls in at a GPS verified stop, our team raises a shade canopy in the punishing heat and keeps the line orderly, hands every household a jerrycan and tap set, and teaches safe water storage right there at the kerb. Across 40 to 60 stops a day, 20 to 40 litres of clean water reaches each home through your hand. A signature is taken at every point, and a GPS stamped photo with a short clip is filed to the Quenara Ledger, so you can trace every drop from your own account.

$41,000 Goal: $70,000
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From the Field

When the first drop from the tap drew a small shadow on the scorched dust, old Ismail handed his filled jerrycan straight to the woman beside him: "Water belongs to the line." At that stop outside Mogadishu, no one pushed ahead. On the tanker's misted glass a small child drew a heart with one finger, then gripped his jerrycan with both hands and ran toward his mother. Under the canopy, our team called the next household forward.

“Water belongs to the line.” · Ismail

Donor Experiences

4.9 · 680 Donors
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Jennifer N.
Melbourne
I gave to the water tanker project mostly because the idea of a deep well plus solar pump felt practical rather than a one off handout. A few days on, the GPS tagged photo of the borehole came through, location pinned near a village outside Mogadishu. That kind of proof is exactly what I look for.
4 days ago
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Patrick O.
Oslo
I earmarked mine toward the solar pump, since diesel ones tend to get abandoned once fuel runs short. They sent the tanker route map across three villages in the Ethiopian highlands. The line was drawn a touch crooked but every stop was clearly marked.
yesterday
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Helen A.
Zurich
I've been giving monthly for a while now and a field report lands every cycle, roughly the same date each time. This one included the drilling depth and a note on the filter swap in Kenya. Seeing that rhythm tells me my money sits inside a schedule, not a black box.
last week
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Mark V.
Seattle
On the filter cartridge serial photo the label was stuck on slightly skew, and oddly that's what convinced me. A staged shot would have been spotless. That small imperfection told me someone real was out there fitting it on a dusty tanker, and my trust went up.
3 days ago
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Kevin D.
Portland
The clip of the jerry cans filling was short and the audio crackled, but I stopped everything to watch it. Water running into the containers, the quiet waiting around the tap. One unpolished video showed me where my contribution landed better than any glossy summary could.
a week ago
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Rachel G.
Stockholm
I trained as a hydrogeologist, so the borehole line item caught my attention more than most. I went through the signed materials list and the drilling log, and the well depth lined up with what the aquifer in that region should hold. Convinced, I gave again this month.
2 weeks ago

Project Roadmap

Every step is a milestone on the path to our goal

June 2026
We map the routes
Our team walked the borehole points around Mogadishu; the first GPS stop list is full.
Completed
December 2026
We send the tanker out
The first fill is done; driver Hodan pulls in at the first stop by five.
Pending
June 2027
We raise the shade lines
Canopies go up against the noon heat as the line crew sets out the jerrycans.
Pending
December 2027
We hand out the jerrycans
Each home gets a jerrycan and tap set; storage lessons begin in the courtyard.
Pending
June 2028
We spread the hygiene lessons
Our trainer Ahmed teaches water safety to five thousand neighbours at the head of the line.
Pending
December 2028
We close ninety days on record
Every stop across ninety days is signed; stamped photos land in the Ledger one by one.
Pending

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2Is my donation tax deductible?
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3Where does my donation go?
90% goes directly to the project, 10% covers operational costs.
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5What is the minimum?
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10Can I visit the project?
Through our volunteer visit program. Trips organized twice yearly.
11Can I gift my donation?
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12Project timeline?
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18Who is Quenara?
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