"SAVE AN AFRICAN CHILD"
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PROJECT OVERVIEW.There are a number of reasons why poverty has become an epidemic in Africa. Poverty can be the result of political instability, ethnic conflicts, climate change and other man-made causes.
But one of the greatest causes of poverty in Africa is also the most overlooked...the lack of access to clean drinking water.
Nearly one billion people do not have access to clean, safe water - that's the equivalent of 1 in 8 people on the planet!
For these people, poverty is a fact of life. The good news is... This is a solvable problem.
For often less than an average of $34 per person, The Water Project is able to work with local partners to provide closer access to clean water.
Our goal is to bring clean, sustainable water supplies to within a 1km (1/2 mile) of a village in kenya. By doing so, communities can be freed to begin working themselves out of poverty.
When you give to help build a well, you'll make sustainable agriculture possible. You will allow children to get back to school instead of collecting dirty water all day.
You'll help father's find more time to care for their family, maintain a farm, and even run a small business.
You can help break the cycle of poverty in Africa. We hope to raise $55,800 to be able to extend this water project to many villages in Kenya and it is why we are asking for kindness from friends, supporters and well wishers to help in this great cause.
"RELIEVING HUNGER"
Relieving hunger in Africa has to begin with access to clean water. It may seem simple, but we forget that without access to a reliable source of water, food is hard to grow and even more difficult to preserve and prepare.
It takes huge amounts of water to grow food. Just think, globally we use 70% of our water sources for agriculture and irrigation, and only 10% on domestic uses.
Water is fundamental to relieving hunger in the developing world. 84% of people who don't have access to improved water, also live in rural areas, where they live principally through subsistence agriculture.
Sometimes, areas that experience a lack of water suffer because of poor water management, but more often it is a relatively simple economic issue that can be addressed. This is the difference between physical and economic scarcity.
The Rural-Urban divide
In Sub-Saharan Africa, people in urban areas areas are twice as likely as people in rural areas to have clean, safe water.
Another way that we see the urban-rural divide is in sanitation. While rural areas often have less access to sanitation facilities, in Sub-Saharan Africa the situation is very poor.
Only 24% of the rural population, and 44% of the urban population have access to sanitation facilities. This means that less than one in three people in Sub-Saharan Africa have access to a proper toilet.
There is hope.,
A small investment in a clean, safe source of water can have a huge impact on both crop production and the nutrition of a community.
In fact, one of the most encouraging things we find when we return to sites where wells have been installed is the many small gardens that have popped up all around.
When we ask communities what improvements they've seen as a result of clean water, many send us pictures of their crops - proud of the progress they've made.
Sometimes the technologies we fund specifically target increased crop production. For example, we fund weirs (sub-surface sand dams) in very dry places where seasonal water flows can be captured and stored.
The dams trap rain water on the few rainy days of the year and over time, ground water levels rise.
People can then collect or store the water for drinking. The leftover water seeps into the ground and creates more fertile fields. Simple sustainable irrigation in these dry areas becomes possible.
"IMPROVING HEALTHCARE"
Good health begins with access to clean water.
Did you know that half of the world's hospital beds are filled with people suffering from a water related disease? In developing countries, about 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions.
1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease. Clean and safe water is essential to healthy living.
Tiny worms and bacteria live in water naturally. Most of the bacteria are pretty harmless. But some of them can cause devastating disease in humans.
And since they can't be seen, they can't be avoided. Every glass of dirty water is a potential killer.
Most of these waterborne diseases aren't found in developed countries because of the sophisticated water systems that filter and chlorinate water to eliminate all disease carrying organisims.
But typhoid fever, cholera and many other diseases still run rampant in the developing parts of the world.
"WATER AND YOUNG CHILDREN"
Infants and young children are especially susceptible to diseases because their immune systems are experiencing everything for the first time.
Even in developed countries, lots of moms boil water before giving it to their children - just to be doubly safe.
In poor countries, the fuel for the fire can be so expensive that mothers can't afford to boil water and cook food.
Poor health leads to poor productivity.
The sickness caused by dirty water saps people's energy to do much of anything. If you've ever had food poisoning, you know how horrible it can be.
Students who suffer from water borne illness can't stay in class. They miss out on the chance to learn and the cycle of poverty continues.
That and when one person is sick, someone else has to take care of them, which means that the second person can't work either.
If the sick person needs medicine, that money can't be used for other things, like food or school supplies.
Rural dwellers and the urban poor feel the lack of safe water and proper sanitation in the developing world the most.
With few medical resources at their disposal, the poor are particularly vulnerable to chronic illnesses that hinder their productivity, making the escape from poverty even more difficult.
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.
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.
Hunger
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.
CONCLUSION OF THE PROJECT.
This project is focused on helping villagers in Kenya get better access to clean water to reduce the level of poverty.,sickness and hunger.
Kenya is a beautiful mix of cities and countryside, mountains and desert, remarkable potential amidst deseprate poverty. It is a home to people of inspiring hospitable, kindness and joy
But for so many in Kenya, clean and safe water is impossible to find. Mothers search for it in vain and children gather dirty water when nothing else is available. As they do, hope is lost when inevtiable sickness and poverty follow.
This is a non-profit program and the project is committed to working closely with the people of Kenya, listening to their needs and not simply imposing our solutions. Our desire is to see more smiles on their faces as we help with this cause.
Sponsoring a water project in Kenya is easy. Every donor is connected to a specific project. No matter the size of the gift, you'll receive a project report with pictures, GPS coordinates, and brief reports describing how you've helped a particular village.
Please donate now and save a child for a better tomorrow. God bless as you support this campaign. Do not hesitate to share this for more audience.
Organizer
Jim Pistorius
Organizer
Bloomingdale, IL
