Vehicle Needed for Water Well Project
GAiN is in need of a 4x4 SUV vehicle for its water well drilling project in Benin. Do you have one or know someone that does?
News tagged with Water for Life
Bag Of Chalk Helps Tanzanian Children Learn
We visited an African village on our most recent trip and noticed several children not in school. One of our team members asked the local teacher why the kids weren’t in class. “We don’t have any books ...
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 ...
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 ...
