| It is now a known fact that the quality of the | | | | These four countries are in desperate need for |
| African Wells is just not keeping up with the need | | | | reliable, low-tech and sustainable African Wells and |
| for clean water in African countries in | | | | clean drinking water systems. With the help of |
| development. Access to clean water is hard, and | | | | WaterCan and its indigenous partner organizations, |
| the consummation of tainted water is leading to | | | | community leaders are hoping to provide clean |
| the development of many health conditions | | | | water, hygiene education and basic sanitation to all |
| resulting in the death of men, women and children | | | | members of their community—men, women, |
| of those countries. In order to improve the | | | | children, young and old. |
| system of African Wells and be able to offer | | | | Watercan is a project started by the late Michael |
| easy access to clean water in those regions of | | | | Lubbock. Mr. Lubbock had seen first hand the |
| Africa, WaterCan has developed programs helping | | | | povery and the helplessness of developing |
| those communities to better their quality of life. | | | | communities while visiting Peru in the |
| WaterCan is a leading Canadian charity dedicated | | | | mid-1960’s. After working for CALA |
| to improve quality of life for impoverished | | | | [Canadian Association for Latin America] for |
| communities in developing regions of the world. | | | | years, it was only in the mid-1980’s that |
| WaterCan believes that by working on establishing | | | | WaterCan/EauCan was officially founded with a |
| easy access to clean water through low-tech | | | | vision focused on wells and water systems that |
| African wells, rainwater harvesting tanks and | | | | use locally appropriate technologies as central point |
| spring developments, it can help communities in | | | | to eradicate povery and empower communities. |
| poor African countries break the cycle of poverty | | | | While Lubbock died shortly after, in 1989, his |
| and secure a brighter future for their children. | | | | vision and mission is well on its way to being |
| Easy access to clean water means that the | | | | realized, with WaterCan still helping many |
| communities are able to maintain better hygiene, | | | | communities and individuals by giving them the |
| and eradicate health problems related to the | | | | necessary tools to survive and educate |
| consummation of dirty water; diarrhoea, skin and | | | | themselves on hygiene, sanitation and by giving |
| eye infection, intestinal parasites, typhoid, | | | | them easy access to clean, safe drinking water |
| dysentery and cholera, for example. | | | | from African Wells. |
| WaterCan’s goal is to promote self-help and | | | | WaterCan does everything it can to help the |
| education in those communities – to | | | | poorest developing countries of this world to gain |
| encourage participation of each individual in the | | | | access to clean water, support hygiene education |
| community as a way of ensuring that the water | | | | programs and help communities ensure a future |
| and sanitation solutions provided by WaterCan are | | | | for themselves. Making a donation to WaterCan is |
| sustainable and will last in the long term. | | | | helping the world become a better place, by |
| WaterCan has given their help to many | | | | allowing the construction of African Wells in |
| communities all around the world with international | | | | regions where it is needed the most, thus |
| projects in 32 countries, but the organization is | | | | improving those communities’ life quality. |
| now focusing its efforts on four east African | | | | For more information or to make a donation, |
| countries: Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. | | | | please visit watercan. |