WHY WATER?
Dirty water causes needless suffering.
Every day in rural communities and poor urban centers throughout sub-Saharan Africa, hundreds of millions of people suffer from a lack of access to clean, safe water.
Women and girls especially bear the burden of walking miles at a time to gather water from streams and ponds – full of water-borne disease that is making them and their families sick.
Illness from drinking dirty water and the time lost fetching it robs entire communities of their futures.
Hope is put on hold in over half of the developing world’s primary schools without access to water and sanitation.
It left us wondering why. So, we decided to help. We’d like you to join us.
ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IMPROVES…
Education
When students are freed from gathering water, they return to class. With proper and safe latrines, girls stay in school through their teenage years.
When students are freed from gathering water, they return to class. With proper and safe latrines, girls stay in school through their teenage years.
Health
Safe water, clean hands, healthy bodies. Time lost to sickness is reduced and people can get back to the work of lifting themselves out of poverty.
Safe water, clean hands, healthy bodies. Time lost to sickness is reduced and people can get back to the work of lifting themselves out of poverty.
Hunger
Access to water leads to food security. With less crop loss, hunger is reduced. Schools can feed students with gardens, reducing costs.
Access to water leads to food security. With less crop loss, hunger is reduced. Schools can feed students with gardens, reducing costs.
Poverty
Access to water can break the cycle of poverty. The communities we serve are ready to grow. We can’t wait to see how they choose to do it.
Access to water can break the cycle of poverty. The communities we serve are ready to grow. We can’t wait to see how they choose to do it.
THIS IS GLADYS
See what access to water means to her in Sierra Leone