What is Operation Restoration?

Operation Restoration brings abandoned wells back to life. Wells that were once built by governments or other organizations (but later became non-functional) are repaired, upgraded, and returned to service, restoring reliable access to clean water for entire communities.

How is a restored well different from a new well?

A new well provides clean water to a community for the first time. A restored well returns clean water to a community that has lost access due to a non-functional water source. In both cases, approximately 1,000 people gain reliable access to safe water.

Why do wells stop working?

Like any piece of infrastructure, wells require ongoing maintenance. Without regular repairs, mechanical components wear out over time. Operation Restoration addresses this challenge by repairing abandoned wells and pairing every restoration with long-term maintenance through GreenWell, helping ensure clean water continues flowing for years to come.

What happens during a restoration?

Each restoration begins with a technical assessment to evaluate the existing water source. Wells are cleaned, repaired with durable new components, tested for water quality, and upgraded to current engineering standards. The surrounding platform is rehabilitated, the community receives training, and the well is integrated into Wells of Life's long-term maintenance model.

How do you ensure restored wells continue working?

Every restored well is upgraded with durable materials and enrolled in GreenWell, Wells of Life's preventative maintenance program. Communities receive training, establish local water committees, contribute to ongoing maintenance, and have access to professional repair services—creating a sustainable model that helps wells continue serving families for years to come.

Discover Wells of Life

Wells of Life exists to bring sustainable clean water, improved health, and lasting opportunity to communities across Uganda.

Since 2010, we've partnered with local leaders and communities to deliver industry-leading water solutions designed to last. Our experienced Uganda-based team oversees every project using quality engineering, durable materials, and ongoing maintenance to help ensure water continues flowing for years to come.

Today, more than 1.68 million people have gained access to clean water through Wells of Life. While many wells across Uganda become non-functional over time, our commitment to sustainability, community ownership, and long-term care helps communities thrive long after a project is completed.

Because clean water doesn't just save lives, it creates healthier families, stronger communities, and brighter futures.

Our Impact Model

Our impact model is the long-term strategy behind how Wells of Life creates sustainable change by combining clean water, health education, community ownership, and servant leadership.

01 Clean Water Access

We drill and restore deep borehole wells that provide safe water to entire communities. When you provide clean water, you give people the opportunity, education, and empowerment they need. When a community receives clean water, it is given the resources of time, health, and hygiene to create a more sustainable society.

02 Health & Dignity

We pair water with hygiene education, menstrual health, sanitation training, and community-led behavior change. The Healthy Village Program is a 12-month transformation that equips an entire community with the knowledge, tools, and support to live healthier lives—now and for generations to come. From building toilets to making soap, from hygiene education to spiritual care, each part of the program works together to restore health, dignity, and opportunity.

03 Long-Term Sustainability

Clean water sustainability is ensured through GreenWell Maintenance, which combines professional oversight with community responsibility to keep wells functioning long after installation, reducing breakdowns and donor dependency. Health and wellness sustainability is strengthened through the Healthy Village Program, delivered through partnerships with local churches and schools. These trusted institutions reinforce hygiene practices, dignity, and care for vulnerable households, ensuring behavior change lasts whether or not a new well is installed.

04 Youth & Servant Leadership

At the heart of Wells of Life is a commitment to developing servant leaders through action. Young people are not just participants in our work; they are leaders, advocates, and changemakers. Through hands-on service, fundraising, and education initiatives, youth engage directly with global challenges and learn what it means to lead with compassion, responsibility, and purpose. Corporate partners play a vital role in making this possible, fueling both life-changing work abroad and the growth of the next generation of values-driven leaders.

Who we are

Wells of Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit faith-based organization whose mission is to provide rural Ugandans access to safe, clean water through the installation or restoration of sustainable borehole water wells and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) educational programs.

Our Mission

Wells of Life is a faith-based nonprofit organization that delivers clean water to rural Uganda by drilling wells and teaching sustainable sanitation and hygiene.

Our Vision

To create a world in which safe access to clean water is available to all people.

Our Faith

We are tackling the world-wide crisis of the shortage of clean drinking water in the spirit of Matthew 17:20, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can move mountains."

The Heart Behind the Mission

Wells of Life was founded in 2010 by Nick and Michelle Jordan after witnessing the devastating effects of the water crisis in Uganda and recognizing that access to clean water changes nearly every part of daily life. They believed that access to clean water was one of the most immediate and effective ways to restore dignity, improve health, create opportunities, and combat generational poverty. But more importantly, he believed people deserved solutions designed to last.

What began with a vision to drill wells quickly became something larger. As Wells of Life grew, Nick and Michelle saw a deeper problem emerging across Uganda: thousands of wells built by organizations had become non-functional because no long-term system existed to maintain them. Communities were left once again without access to safe water. That realization shaped the foundation of Wells of Life.

From the beginning, our organization committed itself not only to providing clean water, but to building sustainable systems around it. Over time, Wells of Life expanded beyond drilling wells into restoration projects, long-term maintenance through GreenWell, sanitation and hygiene training through the Healthy Village Program, and scalable piped water infrastructure designed to support growing communities.

Nick and Michelle believe deeply in servant leadership. They see this mission as an opportunity not only to transform communities in Uganda but to inspire people, families, churches, schools, and businesses to live out compassion through action.

Today, that vision continues.

Water impacts nearly every part of daily life. Without safe water, families face preventable illnesses, children miss school, women and girls spend hours walking long distances, and entire communities are limited in their ability to grow and thrive.

But when clean water becomes accessible, everything begins to change: health improves, time is restored, children return to school, families gain greater stability, dignity, and opportunity. Communities are able to focus not just on surviving day-to-day, but on building a future.

We believe clean water has one of the highest long-term impacts because it strengthens every other area of life. It is foundational to health, education, economic opportunity, and sustainable community development.

That is why water is where we begin. But lasting transformation happens when clean water is paired with long-term maintenance, hygiene education, sanitation infrastructure, and community ownership. This is how sustainable change is created for generations to come.

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Transparency: Knowing where your donations go and the impact they have, from start to finish.

Servant Leadership: Embracing humility, listening, collaborating, empowering local leaders and communities to create positive change.

Collaboration: Joining forces with like-minded organizations, governments, and individuals to amplify our impact.

Empowerment: Enabling individuals and communities to pursue education, improve health, and create opportunities for a better future.

Integrity: Operating with an unwavering commitment to honesty, transparency, and ethical practices in fulfilling our mission.

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