Water Is Life
In a region where the land cracks under the weight of drought and hope often runs dry, water is more than a basic need, it’s survival. It’s the thread that ties together health, education, food security, and economic opportunity. Without it, communities remain trapped in cycles of poverty. With it, everything changes.
At XO World Project Foundation, we’ve seen both sides of that reality.
Our Co-Founder and CEO, Colleen Brennan, spent decades leading medical missions in underserved regions. She saw young children walking miles under the scorching sun just to fetch water. She saw women burdened with hours of daily water collection and farmers unable to grow food during the long dry seasons. The need was urgent. The solution had to be bold. And so, The Water Project was born, a vision rooted in action.
Turning Vision into Reality
In February 2024, we launched the installation of new boreholes, a solar-mechanized borehole well, and a manual pump borehole at Nawaasa No. 1 & 2 in the Chuchuliga community, as well as in Kadema and Bilinsa-Yipala, both in Sandema, located in Ghana’s Upper East Region. These were not just wells. They were investments in dignity, health, and opportunity.
Using both solar mechanized systems and manual pump technology, the boreholes delivered clean, sustainable water to an area where drought and hardship are part of daily life.
The real impact goes deeper. These water systems have unlocked dry-season farming, giving families the ability to grow food and sell their crops year-round, not just when the rains come. In a region where agriculture is the backbone of survival, this is a game-changer.
Prior to that, we installed boreholes in Kadema and Bilinsa-Yipala in Sandema. Each site brought clean water closer to homes, schools, and farmlands. Each well meant fewer missed school days, fewer medical emergencies, and more families able to take control of their futures.
In January 2025, Colleen Brennan returned to Ghana to personally commission several of our newest solar-mechanized borehole wells. She met with village elders, walked the land, and visited old and new installations to assess where we should go next. That visit made local headlines, but more importantly, it made an impact that will last generations.
“When children no longer have to spend their days searching for water,” Colleen said, “they can start dreaming of what they want to become.”
To date, XO World Project Foundation has installed 15 borehole wells in 9 communities across Ghana, with more installations currently underway. We've delivered clean, safe water to over 60,000 people, enabling dry-season farming, improving community health, and significantly reducing school absenteeism among children.
And we’re just getting started.
Our goal is clear: by the end of 2025, we aim to double our impact, reaching over 100,000 people across Ghana with reliable access to clean water and, with it, the chance for a healthier, more sustainable future.
Every drop of progress we've made is a direct result of the incredible generosity and partnership of our donors, sponsors, and supporters. Your commitment has helped turn vision into action, transforming dry, barren land into fertile farms, long walks for water into mornings spent in classrooms, and daily survival into long-term sustainability.
Thank you for standing with us, believing in our mission, and making lasting change possible. Together, we are restoring hope, opportunity, and dignity to communities that need it most.
And with your continued support, we will keep pushing forward until access to clean, safe water reaches every life that depends on it.
