From Iowa to Africa: Donations from Iowa have helped drill 100 wells in South Africa
Updated: 9:00 PM CST Feb 22, 2026
Many South Africans do not have access to clean water. KCCI’s Eric Hanson was there in the province of Limpopo as a daycare filled with 50 toddlers transitioned from getting their water delivered by donkey cart to having a free well installed. It’s part of Hy-Vee’s One Step program, using pennies from each bottled water purchased to pay for clean water that has transformed more than 100 neighborhoods.Watch the video above to see the moment water first sprung from the new well.» THIS IS IOWA: Visit the This Is Iowa page on KCCI’s website and follow the series on Facebook More from This Is Iowa, “From Iowa to Africa” Service, generosity of Iowans make big difference for South AfricansDonations from Iowa have helped drill 100 wells in South AfricaIowa’s Meals from the Heartland helps feed children in South AfricaEgg-laying hens with Iowa lineage feed thousands every day in South AfricaDonating shoes to children, eyeglasses to women, hygiene kits to teen girlsWild animals, wide-open spaces in South African game reserveWATCH: Full This Is Iowa special, “From Iowa to Africa”
Many South Africans do not have access to clean water.
KCCI’s Eric Hanson was there in the province of Limpopo as a daycare filled with 50 toddlers transitioned from getting their water delivered by donkey cart to having a free well installed.
It’s part of Hy-Vee’s One Step program, using pennies from each bottled water purchased to pay for clean water that has transformed more than 100 neighborhoods.
Watch the video above to see the moment water first sprung from the new well.
» THIS IS IOWA: Visit the This Is Iowa page on KCCI’s website and follow the series on Facebook
More from This Is Iowa, “From Iowa to Africa”
WATCH: Full This Is Iowa special, “From Iowa to Africa”