East Sumba  – Rumah Kambera –  The 30/01/2026

This image marks an important moment. The ferrocement reservoir is complete, named, and handed over to the community. Wai La Wurung means "Water in a Pot." It's not just a structure. It's clean water, stored near homes and shared by several families. It's used for drinking, cooking, washing, and building sanitation facilities. When water is readily available, health improves, children miss less school, and daily life becomes safer. For more technical information, you can download the document here.

👋 Hello, this is Alex. How are you?

Today, I would like to talk to you about something very simple, yet fundamental. Water. Not water in theory, not water on paper. Water at home. Water is close by. Water in sufficient quantity.

For years, we have been building ferrocement water tanks in villages where clean water is scarce or nonexistent. We have already built several dozen of them, nearly sixty, all based on the same model, with capacities ranging from 2,500 to 10,000 litres. These are not prototypes. They are proven solutions, designed to last more than ten years, and maintained by the communities themselves.

A tank like this changes everything. It allows rainwater to be stored, filtered, and used every day. It also makes something essential possible: building toilets, improving hygiene, and reducing diseases linked to contaminated water. Diarrhea, infections, malnutrition, everything is connected. When water is missing, everything becomes more difficult.

Here, without a tank, families walk for hours. Three, sometimes five hours a day, just to bring back a few litres of water. Children miss school. Women become exhausted. And despite all this effort, the water is often not clean.

These tanks are shared by small groups: three houses, around fifteen people. They become a central point. We give them a name because they are part of the family’s lives. They are not “ours.” They belong to them.

Today, we are seeking funds to build 12 more. Not for the foundation. For twelve communities that are waiting. Twelve groups of families who need water to drink, cook, wash, feed their children, and simply live with a bit of dignity.

If you choose to finance one, or several, you become directly part of this story. A very concrete story. A water story. A story of daily survival.

Thank you for being here.

Alex, pour Fair Future - Friday, January 30, 2026

To learn more

For those who would like to understand in more detail how we build these ferrocement tanks, how they work, and why they are suitable for isolated villages, we have prepared a simple, transparent document.

It explains the technology, the construction stages, and the impact of concrete on the health and daily lives of families.

Download the explanatory document (PDF – 3 pages)

💬 A word to share

If you have a reaction, a question, or simply something to say, write to us.

Your feedback matters. It informs our thinking and our work in the field, closely connected to families. Nothing we do is built in isolation.

👉 Write to the Fair Future team

The Water Connections programme aims to ensure sustainable access to clean water in villages where it is unavailable. Ferrocement reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, large-capacity storage, and sanitation infrastructure help reduce disease, malnutrition, and the time spent searching for water. In 2025, a 150,000-litre reservoir was commissioned, directly benefiting hundreds of people.

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