# @sonder_project on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKaoWlYssAe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31154784-sonder-project-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-02T23:01:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TheSonderProject (@Sonder_Project) — https://gondola.cc/Sonder_Project

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#Sonder10: Ahmed’s Well 💧

This is the story of a particularly special well drilled in Burkina Faso—not only for the water it provides to a community of thousands, but for the life it honors.

As we reflect on 10 years of impact, we’re reminded that The Sonder Project was founded on the idea of sonder—the realization that every person’s life is as rich, complex, and meaningful as our own.

In 2019, that belief took on even deeper meaning when we inaugurated a well in Loanga, Burkina Faso, in memory of Ahmed Kere—a cherished friend and early volunteer with The Sonder Project. Ahmed was tragically killed during a terrorist attack in January 2016.

Ahmed served as the trip coordinator for our partner organization buildOn during our very first visit to Burkina Faso. He supported our work in its earliest days—alongside our now-Country Director, Martin—with empathy, energy, and conviction.  In fact, both Ahmed and Martin traveled to our headquarters in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, during that formative period to help shape the initial vision for what The Sonder Project could become.

The well that now serves hundreds in his home village stands as a tribute to his life and the lives he touched. It reminds us that behind every project are stories of connection, community, and enduring human spirit.

This is the heart of what we do—and why we’ll keep doing it. 🧡

🔗 Read more about the construction and inauguration of Ahmed’s Well: thesonderproject.org/ahmeds-well

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