Mounzoun is a remote village about 35 kilometers south of the capitol city, Bamako. There are roughly 3,100 villagers, including 720 elementary and middle school students. The school’s shallow well hand-pump had not functioned for years, and students walked to a nearby village to collect water. This water contained Coliform bacteria.

The Mali Wellness Foundation drilled a deep well system (350 feet) that does not dry up in the summer months. The system includes a newly designed filtration system to ensure pure, potable water for both the school and in the nearby village. A 1,500-gallon water storage tank was placed on a 20-foot tower above the well, along with four solar panels that provide power for the submersible pump placed at the bottom of the well.  Five water spigots were placed throughout the school, so students have access to clean drinking water.