8000 LIVES TOUCHED
82 WELLS DRILLED
$870 FUNDS RAISED
THIS IS AGUA VIVA SERVES
THIS IS WHO WE ARE
OUR HISTORY
1996
First United Methodist Church of Winter Park (FUMCWP) begins sending mission teams to Northern Costa Rica.
2007
While on a trip to Los Chiles, FUMCWP is made aware of the many slums around Los chiles without access to clean water.
2010
First successful well is drilled in the Los Chiles neighborhood of Achotal. That well is still providing clean water to this day.
2012
Agua Viva Serves (AVS) is founded and begins operating as an independent non-profit. Over $50,000 is raised to bring in a Deep Rock M-60 drilling rig and a Ford F-250 Drilling Truck.
2016
A record year with over 150 volunteers supporting our efforts. This year also marked the installation of our 60th well.
2017
Agua Viva Serves reaches over 6600 people with 70 wells and 4 larger water tower systems - the largest of these systems reaches as many as 1000 people.
2018
We complete our 6th year of independent operation. Projects going strong and plans for a major project in Medeo Queso are launched.
2019
Medio Queso project is completed and reaches another 700 people
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Agua Viva Serves, Inc. is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
EIN 46-4727623