Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
Over at We Live Simply (We Live Simply so Others May Simply Live) we’re working with charity:water to raise money for a new fresh water well for those in need.
Why?
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren’t strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses.
90% of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and unhygienic living conditions are to children under five years old. Many of these diseases are preventable. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation.
Through charity:water, each $20 donation will provide fresh, clean drinking water for one person for the next 20 years. Our goal — to build a full working well, to provide water for 250 people.
To do so, we need to raise $5000 in the next 87 days to do so. (Thanks to early giving, it’s actually only $4900 now.)
Just 200 people giving $25 will put us over the top.
But any donation will be greatly appreciated.
Will you help?
I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more about this as the days go on. We have less than three months to raise the funds — so there will be additional blog posts, new ads on the site and more. Thanks for considering a donation.
Together we can bring clean water to those who need it most.
Other ways to help
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Or send them directly to our campaign page: http://www.mycharitywater.org/welivesimply
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charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We use 100% of public donations to directly fund sustainable water solutions in areas of greatest need.
