The Life Campaign is a movement of young people who believe in creating social change. It began with a gathering of Canadian youth leaders who knew they could do more together than they could apart. And from there, it started to grow. It was all about connection, and it reached out to people of all ages. What mattered most was being able to join together to work towards a just world and a hopeful future. Today, in the simplest terms, The Life Campaign is a network of people who know that how we live at home can make a difference on the other side of the world. We’re currently focusing on clean water and education projects in countries where we have people on the ground, so that we can be the hands of Christ in places that need our help. The world is a village, after all, and we believe that we can give love. That we can give life. That we can give hope. Whether we’re working to drill a well or build a school, we know that we can make a change. We can make a difference. We can make decisions that matter. Those leaders were right, after all: we’re greater together than we are apart.
There’s nothing more fundamental than water. And there’s nothing more important. It’s 70% of the planet, after all. Simply put, water is life. Without it, we can’t survive. But even as you read this, there’s a serious water crisis around the world. The United Nations has recognized access to clean water as a human right, but more than 1 billion people can’t get the water they need. That’s one in six of us. The facts tell the story: more than 5000 children die from contaminated water every day. But that’s where The Life Campaign comes in: we’re making it our mission to raise $150,000 in 2009 to add to the $150,000 we raised last year so that we can construct at least 26 wells in 12 countries. We can’t go it alone, though, and we’re going to need your help. If we join together, we can solve one of the most serious problems facing our world today. It doesn’t take much to save a life. It doesn’t take much to save a family. It doesn’t take much to make a change. We all have a part to play, and we’d love to have you with us.
The Life Campaign is based in Canada, but our current mission is to make clean drinking water available to communities in the developing world. We’ve already installed one well in Mozambique, and we’re working on others in Guatemala, Malawi, Ghana and Zimbabwe.


With your help, we’ll finish drilling 26 wells in 12 countries by the end of this year. As the work progresses, we’ll be posting information about the projects so you can stay connected to the people and the places that your donation will be helping. The world is a small place, after all, and we’re all in this thing together. If you join us, we can give the greatest gift of all. The gift of health. The gift of hope. The gift of life.
The funds we’re raising through The Life Campaign are going directly to Emergency Relief and Development Overseas, the Canadian humanitarian organization that will be installing the wells we’re funding. If you’d like to join us, it’s simple. It doesn’t take much to save a life, and even the smallest gestures can make a significant difference.

To donate online, you can click here.

To donate by phone, you can call ERDO at 1-800-779-7262.

For other donation options, you can contact us at info@lifecampaign.org.

Tax receipts are available for donations made to ERDO and The Life Campaign.
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Love the Empire Loves Life!

February 4th, 2010

From Pete Klassen of Love the Empire: About 5 years ago I was in an accident that almost claimed my life and it was something that changed me profoundly since. I’ve been a musician since high school and have been writing songs forever…but since that accident I wanted to be about something more then just music. Read More »

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Pizza + Laser Tag = Clean Water???

January 14th, 2010

About 150 students from across the Windsor-Essex region joined together on New Year’s Eve to celebrate LIFE! The all night fundraiser included 55 pizzas, 20 cases of pop & 6 hours of unlimited laser tag and arcade games. The proceeds from the event, coupled with an offering taken up, resulted in $3,636 for LIFE: Just Add Water! Thanks to the students of those great youth groups in Windsor-Essex!

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ghanawell

Ghana on the way!

January 11th, 2010

Ghana has been a well that we have been absolutely passionate about - as children have been going blind because of the poor water quality in the village.  After some great fundraising in Saskatchewan, Northern BC and other places - the well is being completed!  We are just awaiting word to say that it is finished.  Thank you for your generosity - as lives are REALLY changed! PS - Sorry our site was down for a bit. We’ve gone through a slow server change!

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dirty-water

Alberta raises over $21000…

November 1st, 2009

Those Crazy Albertans took the Beautiful Day concept and RAN with it.  They raised $21000 plus - and most of it over the course of a weekend.  (It made me proud to have been born in Alberta!).  Just had to celebrate that and know that wells like the one pictured above are being made obsolete by the wells the Life Campaign are putting in around the world.  We have exciting well updates to come - so stay tuned!

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Some great Malawi videos

October 4th, 2009

We are thrilled to be able to post some great little videos from our newly completed wells in Malawi…  they’re short, sweet and guaranteed to make you feel like you’re part of something that is making a difference!  What is YOUR plan for A BEAUTIFUL DAY this October?YouTube Preview Image Read More »

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Msondo - Waiting for Water

A Beautiful Day - they’re waiting

September 9th, 2009

It’s September and the Life Campaign is ramping up into high gear!  We wanted to show you a picture from our newest well going into Msondo, Malawi.  This is the well that was sponsored by some amazing Cree Women in Northern Quebec and our friends at YC Newfoundland!  Our question is - WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?  In October we are inviting you - your youth group, school friends, church group, college friends, workmates to take 1 DAY - just one Beautiful Day to celebrate making a difference with clean water… Read More »

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Lukas & Dita T with XL Life Campaign shirts

Czech in…

July 28th, 2009

Some time ago we talked about a group in Czech led by Lukas Targoscz that were interested in joining up with the Life Campaign.  We celebrated that as the Life Campaign going INTERNATIONAL!  Now that was fun, but this is better!  They came through on their  Read More »

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King's Valley Camp

Camps add a little water!

July 20th, 2009

A couple of youth camps have been raising money for water wells this summer.  Living Waters Camp in Saskatchewan raised over $300 in early July.  It’s amazing what can happen when students get passionate about making a difference!  Then - King’s Valley Camp to the north of Fort St John raised over $1600 towards the Life Campaign…  Summer camp - bugs, friends, fun, life changing experiences & now - bringing hope and Life to those who need it!  If you have camp stories to share - fire them our way!

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Guatemala FRESH water!

It’s finally HERE!

July 14th, 2009

WE HAVE FRESH WATER COMING OUT OF THE GROUND IN GUATEMALA!  It is a pretty unbelievable feeling to see something that we’ve talked about for such a long time become reality!  We are jumping around celebrating that this massive well is done!  It will serve the next generation well at the William Cornelius Vocational School in Guatemala. Read More »

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zim-well

June 26th, 2009

We are excited at what is going on in Zimbabwe at the Village of Hope.  In this cholera infested country we have had the opportunity to put in a well - and it is being drilled NOW.  It should be soon finished and we will have to increase our well count!  The well will serve about three hundred children, plus a school and village.  We are really making a difference!  Read More »

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