Wells of Life (Irl)
Wells of Life is dedicated to creating awareness of and fundraising for the alleviation of the problem of lack of access to clean water for people in rural Uganda, particularly in the Mityana/Mubende region. There are two options in relation to supplying water to a community, a refurbished well or a new greenfield site well. . If there is an old disused malfunctioning well it can be refurbished at a cost of approximately 4000 Euros (depending on euro/dollar exchange rate). For this all the equipment is replaced with stainless steel components and the well is flushed out which returns the well to full and above all safe functionality. If it is a "new" well there is a greater cost involved. Each new well costs approximately 8000 Euros to survey, drill and instal. All of these wells will benefit anywhere between 1000 and 1500 people for the next 20 years.
overview
Wells of Life (Irl) was established in 2018 as a recognised Irish charity as part of the greater and longer established Wells of Life US organisation that has operated since 2010. In that timeWells of Life has been responsible for the drilling of in excess of 550 wells. It has a dedicated team or workers in Uganda and it has established invaluable contacts and relationships with local companies and agencies both private and public.
where your money goes
All money donated to Wells of Life Irl goes directly to the drilling of wells. Much of the work of the charity is done on a voluntary basis especially at the board level. The cost of running the organisation such as overhead, running costs including salaries is provided through the generosity of the "Legacy" donors who give a 5 year committment of varying amounts to support the running costs of the organisation.
history
Wells of Life was established as a US charity in 2012 by Nicholas Jordan who was then involved in the real estate business. To date the charity has funded the drilling of over 1000 wells. Wells of Life Irl has only been in existence as a registered irish charity since 2018.
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