Water supply
Manual Water Pumps for Frontline Communities: DOBROBUD Brings Clean Water Home
In frontline communities of eastern Ukraine, access to clean water became a matter of survival. Charitable Foundation “DOBROBUD 2022”, together with ACTED Ukraine and with financial support from the US Government, launched a project to install 51 manual water pumps on boreholes, serving 15,000 people across three communities. Technical details and project map available in our PDF presentation.
Project in numbers
Goal: Provide reliable water access for residents staying home or planning to return after deoccupation.
Scope:
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36 pumps in Lyman Community (Sep 2024–Jan 2025)
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15 pumps in Sloviansk & Kramatorsk Communities (Aug–Nov 2025)
Current results (end of 2025):
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Lyman: 18+6+3+3+3 pumps across 5 settlements
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Sloviansk Community: 9 pumps
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Kramatorsk Community: 6 pumps
Why it works
✅ High demand — communities urgently need water sources
✅ Cost-effective — eliminates expensive water trucking
✅ Sustainable — manual pumps work without electricity or fuel
✅ Safe — no volunteer teams risking lives for water delivery
Full project presentation (PDF)
Partnership: Response Consortium – ACTED Ukraine – USAID
Each pump becomes more than infrastructure — it’s a place where people reconnect with their community and hope for the future.