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Up to 4,000 East Africans Are Given Hope for Progress, Change and Prosperity in the New Year.
Laguna Beach, Calif. January 22, 2010. Wells of Life and its parent organization, Fields of Life, worked tirelessly throughout 2009 with their teams in order to kick off the construction of multiple new water wells in Uganda. Since the start of the new year, four new water wells have been built, keeping both organizations on track of their goal of constructing 100 new water wells by the end of 2010. This project will improve health and living conditions, start saving lives, and provide up to 100,000 East Africans access to clean and safe drinking water.
The four new wells have been built in Uganda, within the central district of Nakasongola. Each well has been built around an established Fields of Life schools and has the ability to support a community of 1,000 individuals. Wells of Life and Fields of Life work in conjunction to create prosperous communities in East Africa.
In East Africa and other impoverished nations, water represents much more than a basic necessity. With water wells readily available in these communities, women and children are safer, less prone to attack during their walks to fetch water, and are able to dedicate more time and energy towards education, work, and self progress. Providing clean and accessible water creates a huge positive impact on these villages.
In the next year, Fields of Life will continue to build six additional schools. President of Fields of Life and co-founder of Wells of Life, Trevor Stevenson is overseeing both of the organizations’ projects, while assuring that the highest quality and most cost effective work is being performed. Stevenson states “Our entire team of hydrologists, drillers, and engineers have put countless hours of research into each of our projects and the communities effected. Our team is eager to continue the drilling of our wells.”
Wells of Life and Fields of Life are able to transform lives in Africa through the generous donations of corporations, individuals, and other organizations. Within the next ten years, Wells of Life’s effort will have potentially reached and improved as many as one million lives. Laguna Beach real estate agent and co-founder of Wells of Life, Nick Jordan states, “By attacking the scourge of poverty through the provision of clean water, a community is provided a platform, enabling them to move towards a more sustainable lifestyle. The power of one water well in effect will become a catalyst to attack and defeat the mountainous problem of poverty in the underdeveloped world.” Both organizations intend on seeing much progress transpiring throughout East Africa.
ABOUT WELLS OF LIFE:
Wells of Life is a Laguna Beach, California based non profit organization headed by co-founder, Nick Jordan. Wells of Life was founded in 2007 with the sole purpose of providing East African communities with access to clean and safe drinking water. Wells of Life is committed to drilling wells and empowering East African communities with the gift of water. To date, the organization has built over 40 wells, providing over 40,000 East Africans with access to clean water.
To learn more about Wells of Life and how you can get involved, please visit:
www.wellsoflifeafrica.org
ABOUT FIELDS OF LIFE:
Fields of Life was founded in 1997 by Reverend Trevor Stevenson with the mission to change lives and build sustainable communities in East Africa. Fields of Life concentrates on providing quality education, water, and health care in order to create prosperous communities. To date, the organization has built 94 schools, four health facilities, and assisted 450 families with income generating projects.
To learn more about Fields of Life and how you can get involved, please visit:
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.
