Benin LIFE Trip
Water is essential to life. It’s a basic human necessity. Yet, almost 1 in 8 people still don’t have access to safe water.
490 million people are currently drinking dirty, bacteria-infested water that makes them ill and robs them of their time, dignity, health, right to education, and the opportunity to live a normal life.
More than 829,000 are estimated to die each year from diarrhoea as a result of unsafe drinking-water, poor sanitation and hygiene practices. For many children, it’s a death sentence.
We can do something to help break this cycle of brokenness and help improve the lives of these people.
Since 2002, GAiN has been providing rural villages with deep capped wells, ensuring fresh, clean water for their people. So far, together with generous partners from all over the world, we have provided over 3,000 deep capped water wells and have given more than 3,000,000 people access to safe water.
LIFE (Labour, Influence, Finance, Expertise) Trips give you an opportunity to experience our work first hand, learn about issues of poverty and injustice, engage with like-minded people, use your skills to make a difference, lift the current local activity, meet and encourage local partners.
Some of the activities during this LIFE trip are village visits, active drill operations, concrete pad construction, well flushing, drama (mime) evangelism, church construction and Jesus film showing. There will also be training for locals in community health, good hygiene and sanitation practices. The team will be working closely with the local church community to support sustainability.
We will be sending another team in 2026 to help people in rural villages have access to safe drinking water. Will you join us in revealing hope and restoring life in Benin?
Water is life. If you don’t have water, you’ll die. We have a choice: we can drink the dirty water and live for years and be ill, or we could not drink the water and die within days. So, there’s no choice really.
What to expect
As part of this project we will have opportunities to learn more about the culture in Benin and the people living in rural villages in that country. We will share what we are learning and reflect on our experiences together. The project will include training on working cross culturally, team building, leadership and values in humanitarian work. There will also be the opportunity to consider together the impact that our own cultural values and beliefs bring to our experiences.
We are looking for people who are motivated with a heart of compassion to help those in rural communities as well as being prepared to go with an attitude to serve and learn from the people we go to help. Physical work will also be required, as we will be helping with the different stages of setting a deep capped well in the villages.
How to join
Please email projects@globalaidnetwork.org.uk if you are interested in joining a Benin LIFE trip.