A glass of water shouldn't be a luxury.
Across Pakistan, in remote villages and in water-deprived neighbourhoods of its biggest cities, families still depend on water that can make their children sick. We build wells where the need is greatest, and publish every rupee, photo and receipt so you can see exactly what your support built.
ہر ایک کے لیے صاف پانی
Two out of every three water sources tested were unsafe to drink.
In 2025, Pakistan's own water research council tested 2,205 drinking-water sources in 70 cities. 1,498 of them failed. In Karachi, 91% were unsafe. This isn't only a village problem: it reaches the poorest neighbourhoods of our biggest cities too.
- 53,000
children in Pakistan die each year from diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water. That is about six every hour.
UNICEF estimate, reported by AFP - 89%
of the sources tested in Sindh were unsafe, the worst of any region. In Punjab it was 61%, in Balochistan 59%.
PCRWR National Water Quality Monitoring Programme 2025–26
Every well gets a public record.
Before we ask anyone to trust us, we show our work.
Each well has its own page with its location, GPS coordinates, the full cost, photos and video from the site, and a scan of every invoice.
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Our first well is in planning. These numbers update automatically as each well is finished.
How a well gets built
No middlemen and no mystery. Four steps, each one documented.
We find the community
Teachers, imams and union council members help us find the places with the greatest need, in villages and cities alike.
We build with the community
Local masons build it, the community chooses the spot, and wages and materials stay local.
We document everything
GPS coordinates, photos, video of the first water and every invoice go on the well's public page.
We stay after
We train a caretaker, leave spare parts, and return every year for five years.
Where the money goes
$1,500
builds one complete well and keeps it working for five years.
One complete well, from the first metre drilled to five years of repairs. If a well breaks, the maintenance fund is already there to fix it.
- Drilling and materials55%$825
- Hand pump and fittings20%$300
- Concrete platform12%$180
- Local labour8%$120
- Five-year maintenance fund5%$75
A well costs less than a family holiday. It serves hundreds of people for decades.
I'm Ahmed Imran. I'm 17, Pakistani, raised in Dubai. My ancestors lived in villages where clean water was something you walked hours for. Life Wells Pakistan is how I pay forward what my family has been given.
Ahmed ImranFounder
Help build the next well.
$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
A promise to the places our ancestors called home.
Life Wells Pakistan is a not-for-profit started by a 17-year-old who couldn't accept that children in his home country still die from the water they drink.
A letter from the founder
My name is Ahmed Imran. I'm 17 years old, Pakistani by blood, raised in Dubai. My ancestors lived in villages in Pakistan where clean water wasn't a given. It was something you walked hours for, carried on your back, and still worried about.
Generations of hard work carried my family forward. Because of it, I grew up with taps that always ran and water that was always clean, a childhood many children in Pakistan still don't have, whether they live in a village or in one of our biggest cities.
My father taught me something I have never forgotten: whatever Allah gives you is never only yours. He never waited to be successful before he was generous, and he never waited for the right time. If someone needed help, that was the right time. I grew up watching him give, quietly and constantly, without asking for anything back.
I started Life Wells Pakistan because I couldn't accept that in 2026, children in my home country still die from water-borne illness. A well costs less than a family holiday. It serves hundreds of people for decades. It changes the future of a whole community.
This is my way of paying forward what my parents gave me. If you're reading this, thank you for being part of it.
Ahmed ImranFounder, Life Wells Pakistan
Why water, and why wells
When Sa'd ibn Ubadah asked the Prophet ﷺ which charity was best, he answered: water. A well is sadaqah jariyah, a charity that keeps giving long after it is built.
A hand pump on a sealed well gives a community safe water close to home, all year round. Hours that were spent carrying water can go to school, work and family instead.
Hadith narrated by Sa'd ibn Ubadah, Sunan Abu Dawud.
Why Pakistan
Because it's home, and because the need is everywhere. In the government's latest national survey, every region had unsafe water.
Share of tested water sources found unsafe
Source: PCRWR National Water Quality Monitoring Programme 2025–26Registered and accountable
Life Wells Pakistan is registered as a not-for-profit with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) under Section 42.
Our books are open. Every well, every cost and every report is published on this site.
For my parents, and for the generations before them who walked for water.
The dedication behind Life Wells Pakistan.
Help build the next well.
$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
How a well gets built
No middlemen, no overhead and no mystery. Four steps, each one documented and published.
We find the community
We work with local verifiers, such as teachers, imams and union council members, to identify the places with the most severe need, whether that's a remote village or a water-deprived neighbourhood in one of Pakistan's big cities. In villages, priority goes to communities with no other safe water source within 3 kilometres.
We build with the community
Every well is hand-dug or drilled by local masons, and the community helps choose where it goes. We pay fair local wages and buy materials locally, so each donation strengthens the local economy twice.
We document everything
GPS coordinates, before-and-after photos, video of the first water drawn, and every invoice. Each well gets a public page on this site, so you can see exactly where the money went and meet the families it serves.
We stay after
Wells without maintenance fail. We train a local caretaker, leave a spare-parts kit, and return every year for five years. If a well breaks, we fix it. That's the promise.
What one well costs
$1,500
builds one complete well and keeps it working for five years.
One complete well, from the first metre drilled to five years of repairs. If a well breaks, the maintenance fund is already there to fix it.
- Drilling and materials55%$825
- Hand pump and fittings20%$300
- Concrete platform12%$180
- Local labour8%$120
- Five-year maintenance fund5%$75
Follow every well as it happens
Each well moves through four stages on this site: in planning, raising funds, being built, and finished. Photos, video and receipts are added at every stage.
- In planningSite being chosen
- Raising fundsDonations open
- Being builtWork on site
- FinishedWater flowing
Help build the next well.
$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
Our wells
Every well we build, with its location, cost, photos and receipts. Open any record to see the full detail.
Our first well is in planning. These numbers update automatically as each well is finished.
Every well
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On the map
Blue pins are finished wells. Red pins are wells being planned or built.
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$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
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$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
From the field
Photos and video from every well, from the first survey to the first glass of clean water.
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Help build the next well.
$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
A promise, kept publicly
We don't ask for your trust. We earn it, well by well and receipt by receipt. These are our four commitments, with no exceptions.
Our public pledge
100% to the field
Every dollar you give goes to building wells. Travel, admin and running costs are paid personally by the founder, never from donations.
Open books
We publish reports every quarter and share bank statements on request. No donation disappears into a general fund.
A receipt for every rupee
Every invoice, from the drilling company to the cement supplier, is scanned and posted on the page of the well it paid for.
Your name, with permission
Fund a full well and you can name it. The name is engraved on a plaque at the site. Anonymous gifts are just as welcome.
Where each well's money goes
$1,500
builds one complete well and keeps it working for five years.
One complete well, from the first metre drilled to five years of repairs. If a well breaks, the maintenance fund is already there to fix it.
- Drilling and materials55%$825
- Hand pump and fittings20%$300
- Concrete platform12%$180
- Local labour8%$120
- Five-year maintenance fund5%$75
Reports
Quarterly reports covering every dollar received and spent. Bank statements are available on request: email ahmed@lifewellspk.org.
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Questions people ask
How do I know my money actually goes to a well?
Every well has a public page with its GPS coordinates, photos, video and the supplier receipts. You can check the location yourself on a map. If you can't verify it, we haven't done our job.
Who pays for running costs like travel and admin?
The founder pays them personally. That is how we can promise that 100% of donations go to building wells.
Is Life Wells Pakistan registered?
Yes. Life Wells Pakistan is registered as a not-for-profit with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) under Section 42. Every donation receives a receipt.
Can I name a well?
Yes. If you fund a complete well ($1,500), you can name it for yourself, your family or someone you love. The name is engraved on a plaque at the well. If you'd rather stay anonymous, we respect that too.
What happens if a well breaks?
We fix it. Five percent of every well's budget goes into a maintenance fund, we train a local caretaker, leave a spare-parts kit, and return every year for five years.
Why Pakistan?
Because it's home. The founder's ancestors lived in villages where clean water had to be carried for hours. And the crisis hasn't gone away: it reaches remote villages and the poorest neighbourhoods of Pakistan's biggest cities, and it is one of the most severe, and least reported, in the world.
Can I visit a well?
Yes. Donors and partners are welcome to visit finished wells. Email ahmed@lifewellspk.org to arrange a visit.
How can I help without giving money?
Share our work, volunteer your skills (translation, video editing, engineering, or coordination in Pakistan), or introduce us to people and organisations who might partner. See Get involved.
Help build the next well.
$1,500 builds a complete well with five years of upkeep. You can fund all of it, part of it, or help in other ways.
Fund a well
Choose an amount or give what feels right. Every gift is tracked, receipted and reported publicly, and 100% of it goes to building wells.
Choose an amount
How to give
Pay securely online by card. Enter the amount you chose on the next page.
Prefer to pledge first, or give another way? Use the form.
Online card payments are being set up. For now, send us your pledge with this form and we'll email you how to complete your gift, along with your receipt.
Every gift is recorded on the page of the well it funds. If you'd rather not be named, tell us and we'll keep your gift anonymous.
Where your gift goes
$1,500
builds one complete well and keeps it working for five years.
- Drilling and materials55%$825
- Hand pump and fittings20%$300
- Concrete platform12%$180
- Local labour8%$120
- Five-year maintenance fund5%$75
Help in other ways
Money builds wells. Time, skills and a share build everything around them.
Volunteer
Translation, video editing, social media, engineering, or coordination on the ground if you're in Pakistan.
Offer your skillsPartner
Companies, mosques, schools and foundations can sponsor wells at scale. Let's talk about what that could look like.
Start a conversationShare
Share a well's record, tag a friend, tell your family. People can't fund what they've never heard of.
Get updates to share
Volunteer
Tell us what you're good at and how much time you have. We'll reply with something real to work on.
Partner with us
A company, mosque, school or foundation can fund a well, a whole village or city neighbourhood, or a whole region, with the same public record for every one.
Email ahmed@lifewellspk.org or use the form.
Get updates
One email when a well is finished, with photos and the record. Nothing else.
Get in touch
For partnerships, press, site visits or anything else.
Ahmed reads every message himself.
Start from a ready-made email
Choose a topic and your email app opens with a message to ahmed@lifewellspk.org, ready for you to fill in.
If no email app opens, copy the address above into your email.
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