Childline show, suggested to the BBC that they create "Childwatch", a programme about child abuse that was screened on 30 October 1986 on BBC1, the aim being to try to detect children at risk before their lives were in danger. Viewers were asked if they would take part in the survey in an edition of "That's Life!". A helpline was opened after the programme so that any child currently suffering abuse could call for help. Rantzen, together with her BBC producers Sarah Caplin and Ritchie Cogan, therefore suggested they should create a helpline specifically for children in danger or distress, to
Wells of Life Life Ireland. Wells of Life was founded November 28, 2008, by Nick Jordan, a Laguna Beach real estate agent and Ireland native who recognized the dire need for clean water while in Uganda. Its first wells were built in 2009. Wells of Life was granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service in 2012. In 2015, Wells of Life was recognized as Forge54’s sponsored non-profit of the year, receiving $574,725 in services from nearly 100 volunteers during Forge54’s third annual 54-hour weekend volunteering marathon. In August 2016, Wells of Life began partnering with the Christian East Africa Economic Development Trust