Amman Imman Water is Life

This program spent between 75% and 125% of the estimated market cost of water to provides a year of clean water to one individual.

Water Security Program: Amman Imman builds boreholes in West Africas Sahel region, in communities facing severe water scarcity. Drilling at least 600 feet to reach a live aquifer, Amman Imman installs a pump, pipeline and water tower to deliver water to community fountains.

3/1/13 to 3/31/17

Impact score of this program is based on the incremental cost to provide a year of clean water to one individual. If the program provides a year of clean water to one individual less than 75% of the estimated market cost of water in the country of operation, the program is deemed highly cost-effective and earns a score of 100. If the program provides a year of clean water to one individual for between 75% and 125% the estimated market cost of water, the program is considered cost-effective and earns a score of 80. If the program provides a year of clean water to one individual for greater than 125% the estimated market cost of water, it earns a score of 65. This program spent between 75% and 125% of the estimated market cost of water to provides a year of clean water to one individual.

Analysis conducted in 2019 by Charity Navigator's acquired branch, ImpactMatters, using data from solicited nonprofits and publically available data from the IRS.

Outcome data collected through community-run borehole management committees, who collect water fees from borehole users and record the number of users. Amman Imman and the Ministry of Hydraulics of Niger corroborate the management committees' records by checking each borehole's water meter. Cost information for this program was collected from nonprofit reporting and form 990 data from the IRS.