OUR STORY

Working Towards a Better, Sustainable Tomorrow

Those who began Lifestream Charities became aware of men, women, and children who were unable to provide food for themselves in the southern villages of Zimbabwe due to lack of water.  The people living in the villages would prepare the soil, plant seed, and yet sufficient rains would not come to bring the crops to maturity.  As a result, these people were forced to cry out for help to sustain their families.  Those who heard of their situation would contribute funds for use in purchasing maize to provide life sustaining meals from crop failure to crop failure for years.  We began to dig into solutions for these industrious people to bring the needed water to their communities.  About 25 years ago, the government of Zimbabwe drilled bore holes for local villages to use for drinking, however these do not produce enough water to water crops.  After speaking others who had provided bore holes and pumps for villages in the northern regions, we embarked on doing the same for these in the southern regions.  Our local project manager, Warren Scholtz, has been vital to the process in gaining approvals from local village chiefs, lining up contractors, directly overseeing the projects, etc. without expecting any payment for his services.  He is a South African man with a deep love for the people of Zimbabwe.  We hope to continue these projects one at a time as long as the funds allow.