A Washington husband and wife who set their company the challenge of raising half a million pounds in 20 years for water-based charities have hit their target almost to the day.
Gordon and Emir Dobson, who run water cooler supplier AquAid, came up with the aim when they launched their business on the Pattinson North Industrial estate two decades ago. Now they're not only celebrating 20 years in business, but £500,000 raised and thousands of lives transformed by the provision of clean water in sub-Saharan Africa.
Money raised from the profits of their business was donated to charities Christian Aid and The Africa Trust (formerly Pump Aid), and invested in bringing clean water to people in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. More than 1,000 sustainable wells have been installed, the majority outside of schools so that children have access to clean drinking water.
