A man cupping water from a running tap at a tiled community standpipe, children waiting behind him with buckets

Backed by the Federal Government's Student Venture Capital Grant

Wherewater changes everything

Communities report the need. Funders back verified projects. Licensed drillers build them. Money moves only when verified work does.

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Held in escrow

Contributions are released only after completion is independently confirmed at the drill site.

Transparency is our core value

Verification, not promises.

Every claim on this platform is backed by evidence — location data, photographs, and a record anyone can inspect.

GPS verified projects

Every completed project includes location-verified evidence, tied to exact drill coordinates.

Escrow protection

Funds remain protected in escrow until independent verification confirms the work is done.

Verified drillers

Only vetted, approved drilling professionals are permitted to bid on projects.

Transparent tracking

Follow every project's journey from initial report to completion, in real time.

Recognition

Independently vetted before we asked anyone for money.

We have no impact numbers to show you yet, because we haven't launched. What we can show you is exactly how the money will be protected when we do.

ventures selected nationwide: 45ventures selected nationwide
applications competed against: 30,000+applications competed against
equity-free funding awarded: ₦50Mequity-free funding awarded

Federal Government Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG)

Awarded by the Federal Ministry of Education under the Renewed Hope Agenda, in partnership with The Afara Initiative.

Why OmiChain exists

The high failure rate of rural water projects in Nigeria is not only a funding problem. It is an accountability problem. So OmiChain replaces the opaque aid model with verifiable data, competitive execution and local ownership. Basic infrastructure should not have to rely on blind charity.

See how it works

A girl carrying a water bucket balanced on her head in a village

Three schoolgirls carrying jerrycans home across dry savanna

A hand holding a jerrycan under a tap, with more jerrycans queued alongside

How OmiChain works

From a water need to real impact.

A simple, transparent chain connects the people who identify the need with the people who can fund, build and verify the solution.

01
A need is reported.
A community identifies a broken, unavailable or inadequate water source and submits the need to OmiChain.
02
The need is verified.
Location, condition and project requirements are checked so funders can see exactly what they're supporting.
03
The project gets funded.
People and organisations contribute directly toward a verified project, with clear funding progress.
04
A professional delivers it.
Verified water professionals bid for funded work, complete the project and submit evidence of completion.
05
The impact is verified.
Completion is reviewed and documented, creating a transparent record from water need to working water point.