Africa Oasis Project

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Join Basic Element in providing clean water to Africa!

Water
70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water.
97% of the earth’s water is in the oceans.
Only 3% of the total global water is fresh. It is not evenly distributed around the world.
Much of the fresh water is in aquifers, deep below the earth’s surface – more than 800 meters.

The Need
Africa has about 9% of the world’s water resources but 13% of the world’s population. This means
that the amount of water for each person is well below the world average and often at great
distance from the people. Africa’s women and children are often obligated to use large segments
of their time and energy daily in hauling water.
Predictions indicate that over the next 20 years, 30% more water will be needed just for farming.
Twenty-five African nations will suffer water shortages. When there is too little water, drought occurs. Drought is the third most common disaster in Africa. Drought contributes to degrading the environment (deforestation, loss of land cover, soil erosion, overgrazing, etc.) food shortages due to crop failure,
death of animals…leading to hunger and malnutrition, declining health and sanitation…an increase
in sickness and disease as a result. Africa has the lowest coverage of water supply and sanitation
services in the world.

The Solution
Africa Oasis Project, partnering with churches through Africa, is focused on
providing appropriate solutions on a foundation of recognized best practice methods.
The range of responses to local situations will include, among other actions…
• Deep-water wells
• Sanitation training for maintaining water in sanitary conditions once gathered.
• Rainwater harvesting and storage
• Irrigation
• Sewage management

How Can I Help?

As you can imagine, it is not cheap to drill deep wells in Africa! We need your help to raise money to support this project and enrich the lives of people who are affected by this. Here’s how you can help us raise money:
-Donate!
-Get Corporate Sponsorships
-Support our kids who will be fundraising for this project!

For more info or to help out, please call Pastor Chuck @ 352-470-3072 or email: chuck@vivechurch.com