How we make a difference

Wells of Life enlists the help of individuals, families and corporations to donate the gift of hope and life to the many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Our goals include the following:

Mobilize the public to act by joining Wells of Life in providing others with life’s most vital and basic necessity — water.
Provide 1,000 wells in 10 years.
Drill one to two wells per week. Each of those wells transforming the lives of 1,000 to 2,000 people.
Decrease infant mortality by 50% by providing a clean source of water.
Create a cost structure whereby funding for a well is placed within reach of individuals, families and groups.
Empower East African communities to grow and develop productively.
Facilitate education as women and children no longer walk long distances to collect water.

While on a recent trip to Africa, we noticed that none of the girls in the local community were in school. They later discovered that the girls walked 3 miles to access clean water for their community.

This is why, to us, “Every Drop Matters.”

Quick Facts

One in six people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water.
Water makes up 70% of the earth, but 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water supplies.
According to the U.N., a child dies from waterborne diseases every 15 seconds.
In East Africa, water-related disease kills 1 in 4 children who die before the age of 5.
70% of East African hospital visits are caused by unsafe drinking water.
Women and children walk an average of three miles a day to fetch water.
Women in Africa and Asia carry the U.S. luggage allowance (44 pounds) of water on their heads..
The average U.S. home uses 100 gallons of water each day; an African family uses about five gallons of water each day.