The media, including the New York Times in a June 17th article, has picked up on a very comprehensive report mapping groundwater resources in Africa. Based on two years of study led by the British Geological Survey, this is the first quantitative continent-wide mapping of aquifer storage and potential borehole well yields from an extensive review of available maps, publications and data. (An aquifer is defined as water-bearing porous soil or rock strata that yield significant amounts of water to wells.) Maps have been generated pinpointing the locations of aquifers by country and region.
Niger Feels the Strain of Refugees
World Refugee Day
Daughters Sold as Conditions in Niger Worsen
Daughters Sold as Conditions in Niger Worsen
Mother’s Day in Niger
A Recent Study Ranks Niger as the Worst Place to Be A Mother
The Famine is Coming…Again
The Famine is Coming…Again
The Hope of Market Gardens
As of 2:30pm today, February 1, 2012, there are approximately 914,079,179 malnourished people in the world today. And today, it would cost about $26,233,000 to feed them all.
Niger: The First Meeting
by Kristin Allen
OK, it is really sinking in…. I am going to Niger, West Africa with the amazing organization I am affiliated with, Wells Bring Hope. I am traveling with them to write about their efforts and success so far, and also to witness first-hand the desperate amount of work and hardship that still needs to be addressed.
Life-Changing Effects of a New Well
When a new well is drilled, the most obvious and immediate benefit is access to clean water. Africa’s challenges, however, extend well beyond its water problems. Fortunately, the benefits that a new well offers to a community go a long way toward addressing these other issues. In addition to the reduction of water-related diseases, a new well offers myriad other benefits ranging from increased empowerment for women to a significant reduction in local poverty. The following are the top five ways that a village benefits when Wells Bring Hope, in partnership with World Vision, drills a new well.
Why Clean Water for Africa
Why is providing clean water so important and why Africa? First and foremost,
water with pathogens kills 4,900 African children per day. This translates into
more than one child per minute! This is a travesty considering that clean water
for the people of Africa significantly improves health conditions, combats hunger,
increases educational opportunities for allows girls to go to school, frees up
time for women to establish small businesses and cumulatively improves the
economy.
Beware of Do Gooders Bearing Money and Gizmos
“Beware of Do-Gooders Bearing Money and Gizmos:” How PlayPumps Crashed While “Wells Bring Hope” Soared
