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Albert Martens Report On The “Marathon des Sables”

Just arrived home in Manitoba. It was nice to be greeted by Edna and family, Patrick and Judy and the grand children and by Kyle at the Winnipeg Airport, after a long day of flying.  Three continents in 4 weeks.  It is a long ...

Water For Life Hits 100 In Benin

It has been 4 years since GAiN first started drilling in Benin.  February 2009 brought a major milestone as GAiN Canada drilled the 100th water well in Benin.  In Africa, the phrase "water is life" is commonly expressed, but is said with a sobering ...

Turn Desert Sand into Water for Life!

At 60, Albert Martens knows what it means to live with purpose and what strategic efforts it requires.  But what makes it fulfilling is the extreme joy he has in what he does.  In 27 years, he's run just over 4300 km in marathon ...

Long Lineups in Malungo, Tanzania

When we see long lineups, we often have 2 thoughts....pity and curiosity. Pity, because lineups mean waiting, and we sympathize with people having to lose time from their busy schedules, and curiosity, because we wonder what's at the front of the line that's worth ...

Haiti - The Helpless Find Strength Through Aid

Cabaret is one of the towns battered by the hurricanes that recently swept through Haiti, leaving thousands destitute. It has a population close to 300,000 and sustained the following damage: Persons left homeless - 20,356. Families that have lost everything - 4,212 Dead - 66 (including 35 ...

Benin - Celebrating a Return to Life!

After nearly 3 years of drilling, we are celebrating the 85 water wells that have been drilled in Benin! Up to 85 000 people's lives are being transformed by having clean, pure water, and that at a closer distance than to their former contaminated ...

Southern Sudan - Water Above Slows Accessing Water Below

This is the rainy season in Southern Sudan. While it can be good for growing crops, it makes drilling water wells more challenging. Heavy rain turns the clay roads into nearly impassable mud, slowing travel by the drill rig teams. It also makes the ...

The Team Pushes On in Tanzania

After several months of traveling physically difficult roads, it's been slow going for the drilling team, but 4 wells have now been drilled and up to 4 000 people now do not have drink, wash or cook with brackish salt water. Pure, clean water ...

Myanmar Cyclone Relief - Progress to Sept. 4, 2008

GAiN's response is a united effort among offices in Australia, the US, Canada, Germany, and Holland. Thank-you for partnering with us to bring hope and help Cyclone Nargis victims rebuild their lives! Working together has enabled us to meet the following milestones: To date, $483,154 ...

Growth and Rejoicing in Southern Sudan

A GAiN team trip to Southern Sudan this summer was a source of encouragement for everyone…for the visiting team, accompanying A.L.E.R.T. staff, and grateful Sudanese who had been receiving GAiN-provided food through our in-country partner’s distributions. Our team members noted that the general condition ...