Impact Story | Repaired hand pump “a gift of love”
When a Lifewater team arrived in Dabi to replace a broken handpump so water could start flowing again from the Nigerian community’s well, three residents were especially eager to express […]
Impact Story | Catchment and storage systems capitalize on Africa’s rainy seasons
Water that’s deep underground – where we can tap into it by drilling wells – starts in the sky, raining down on everyone. So another way in which Lifewater Canada […]
Impact Story | Lifewater’s well-drilling and “maintenance culture” applauded
There are thousands of water wells throughout the developing world that have been abandoned because well-meaning organizations drilled them but didn’t stick around to maintain them. When a well or […]
Donor Profile | Ontario children
Fundraising children serve as role models for adults “It’s easy to forget that children can be role models for us (adults) sometimes,” says Andrew Sarta whose two daughters and two […]
Impact Story | Drilling team leader experiences water shortage first-hand
The leader of our drilling and pump repair team in Nigeria received first-hand experience recently of what it’s like to live without convenient access to water. The well next to […]
Impact Story | Meet Yohanna – a Lifewater Well Caretaker
We hope you understand that it’s important for communities where Lifewater drills and repairs wells to take as much responsibility for the project as possible. When communities truly “own” the […]
Impact Story | Repaired well brings safe water – and sound sleep!
Donors to Lifewater Canada who enabled an overworked well pump to be repaired in Nigeria can take credit for safe water flowing again – and for a local pastor and […]
Impact Story | Wells an incentive to settle community differences
The prospect of a functioning water well in a community can unite local people and give them all the motivation they need to achieve a common goal. That’s what happened […]
Donor Profile | Franz Rempel
Birthday bash benefits Lifewater and people desperate for safe water When most of us hit birthday milestones, we’re content to celebrate with a party or a nice vacation with family […]
Impact Story | Villagers forced to drink rust-tainted water
For years, people in a Liberian community called Watco Camp were forced to drink water from the local well that always included rust particles. Villagers asked Lifewater for help. Our […]