WATER OF LIFE
Through Water of Life, local church leaders repair existing boreholes in partnership with local water committees, providing villages and neighborhoods with access to clean water.
Water for Life is an important partnership between GMPI, indigenous UM leaders in Gulu and local communities.
This is a typical community well in Uganda
Access to clean water means healthier families, more productive workers, reduces infant mortality, and increases crop production, among other things.
The Problem
Approximately half the population of Uganda doesn’t have access to clean water. Most water sources are shallow ‘wells’ that look like this
The Water for Life team works with local villages in and around Gulu to evaluate the needs for repairing pumps. Based on the assessment, local water committees raise 20% of the necessary funding to pay for the repair. Once the funds have been collected, the GMPI team comes to the village and fixes the pump.
The people of the villages gather to walk to the new clean water well.
The average cost to repair a water pump is $300.
That’s a great price for access to clean water!