 Water
Shortage in AfricaThe
provision of water is more important than providing food, as life is
more dependant on water. UWT aims to purchase and put into operation
a Deep-well Boring Rig in Africa by mid 2008.
The cost of a rig is £150,000.
This mobile unit enables
digging as many wells as needed even in drought-stricken areas.
The cost of a well dug after the purchase of a rig in
Africa is at least £10,000, we hope to take contracts from
governments so that we can balance it out. The cost of a well dug
with a hired one can cost up to £20,000.
The
knowledgeable people of Madinah (the companions of the Prophet and
those who studied under them) did not consider any form of charity
as having greater merit than providing water.
(Ibn Kathir, ad-Durr al-Mahthur,
and al-Bayhaqi)
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