Lab Member Dan Morrison and his firm 3rd Point International recently launched 1 Well, an initiative that connects individuals and organizations interested in supporting life saving infrastructure projects with qualified villages and communities throughout the developing world. 1 Well was launched as a collaborative effort of many, including Lab members Design Symphony and Joint Concepts, who supported the effort with brand experience consulting, design and web site development.

About two hundred people celebrated 1 Well’s launch at the Gibson showroom in Washington DC with a performance by No Second Troy and a video presentation that documented the successful completion of 1 Well’s first project – the digging of a new well in remote village in India which was collaboratively funded by friends and family of Dan Morrison within just a few weeks.

Affinity Lab will be supporting the 1 Well effort by sponsoring a rural solar lantern project in the village of Ranmalpur, in the Surendranagar district of India. Upon successful fundraising, about 125 families will receive solar lanterns which will allow children more time to study and women and easier time cooking during the very dark nights on the salt flats where many of the villagers work. In addition, the lights should help keep away wild animals that periodically destroy temporary housing structures the villagers rely on while working away from home.

For more information on 1 Well and its unique structure and projects, please visit http://www.1well.org.