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Water Wells for Africa Plans to Quench the Thirst of Two Million People

Posted on: Friday, 22 December 2006, 09:00 CST

Water Wells for Africa (WWFA), a project of The Breakwater Church, Manhattan Beach, CA, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean water to African villagers, today announced their goal of building or rehabilitating 1000 water wells on the African Continent. Since 1996, Pastor Kurt Dahlin of the Breakwater Church has spearheaded an effort to provide clean water for over 140,000 villagers in southern Africa.

"Without water from these types of wells, four out of ten children will die before their fifth birthday, primarily due to waterborne disease," said Pastor Dahlin. "We are proud to say that our effort has led to approximately 70 wells being opened allowing disease-free water to be dispensed in rural villages throughout Malawi. After seeing first-hand the difference that we've made, we have decided to raise our goal to 1000 wells, which could provide clean water and an improved quality of life to up to 2,000,000 people."

Every year, the WWFA project sends a delegation to explore potential well sites and advance their mission of providing clean water to the African people. Each well can provide several thousand children and adult villagers with a source of clean water, which, in turn, improves their health and quality of life.

Traditionally, it is women and girls who bear the burden of fetching their family's water supply. In villages where no wells are available, it takes up to several hours walking each way to find a source of surface water. Many times these sources are shared by animals, and are subject to other unsanitary situations, which can lead to outbreaks of cholera, dysentery, and diarrhea.

For more information about how you could get involved with the WWFA project or to donate to this effort, please visit http://www.waterwellsforafrica.com.

About Water Wells for Africa

Since 1996, Pastor Kurt Dahlin of the Breakwater Church has been working to provide African villagers with water wells that provide a clean and abundant source of drinking water. The effort is now the focus of the WWFA project of Breakwater Church. WWFA is a volunteer-based endeavor. Funds raised go directly to the development and reporting of water projects with no salaries and minimal overhead.

Source: Business Wire

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