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India has a population of over 1 Billion people (1/6 of the earth’s population) and it is estimated by 2045 the population of India will surpass China.
The land mass that makes up India can fit into 1/3 of the US.
250 million people live in urban areas, while the other 750 million live outside of the cities in what is considered rural areas.
Each year India adds 18 million people, roughly another Australia.
The World Bank estimates that 456 million Indians (42% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of $1.25 per day

884 million people worldwide, lack access to safe water supplies, approximately one in eight people.
Poor people living in the slums often pay 5-10 times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.
98% of water-related deaths occur in the developing world.
In India, only about 14% or 7 million rural households (out of 50 million) have access to piped water schemes to meet drinking and domestic water needs.
Most people resort to using water from open wells, while a small minority uses tanks and springs. Hence there is a high dependence on groundwater for drinking and other domestic purposes.
Nearly 90 percent of rural households collect water from community sources, which are often remote and suggests that a substantial amount of time and effort goes into water collection.

Wells for Life® carries out projects in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Odisha.
Less than 10% of donations received are used for non program expenses.
Our projects are carried out through our indigenous partners who we have a strong relationship with and who have a proven track record of enacting positive social change in their communities.
All of our projects are carried out using Indians; local labor where possible, along with material and supplies so that the local economy gets the benefit.