Justin has started a fundraiser for The Water Project. Access to clean, safe drinking water is a cause near and dear to our staffs hearts as well. One of our staff members is joining the Peace Corps in October and is headed to the Middle East for the next 2 years, where access to water is a very real issue. Justin has also agreed to give a live Skype chat with the top donors! There are 148,641 people following this page. If half of you donated $10 (minimum amount) this project could provide water for nearly 6500 families! This can not only help prevent diseases but can also allow girls to go to school and women to spend less time collecting water and instead take part in the economic security of their families. --- Some more facts about water access. According to UNICEF: 36 per cent of the world’s population – 2.5 billion people – lack improved sanitation facilities, and 768 million people still use unsafe drinking water sources. Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor hygiene practices, kills and sickens thousands of children every day, and leads to impoverishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more. Poor sanitation, water and hygiene have many other serious repercussions. Children – and particularly girls – are denied their right to education because their schools lack private and decent sanitation facilities. Women are forced to spend large parts of their day fetching water. Poor farmers and wage earners are less productive due to illness, health systems are overwhelmed and national economies suffer. Without WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), sustainable development is impossible. Some websites for more information: unicef.org/wash/ unwater.org/water-cooperation-2013/water-cooperation/facts-and-figures/en/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 21:02:59 +0000
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