Help Save Lives in Africa! The end of the summer is always bittersweet for me.  As kids go back to school and swimming lesson chaos settles down, I transition into fall with a fresh perspective thinking, “What’s next? Who needs my skills?” So there I am- contemplating the next step, when I receive an e-mail asking me to go to Uganda for Africa Water Safety Outreach 2017, an initiativej aimed at sharing Water Safety Education and Drowning Prevention in Africa. <img class="not-resizeable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/23796712_1505174699.5247_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" />￼ As I drink my purified spring water, I read that 95% of children fetch water for their home livelihood from valley dams, open wells, rivers, lakes and other open water sources. In 97% of African districts, children cross rivers and other water bodies as they walk to school. They are exposed to drowning risks every day. They asked for help from Face in Water. I know the <a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs347/en/" target="_blank">World Health Organization Drowning Statistics</a>. This breaks my heart. What can I do? Feeling at least a little useful, I tell them I can send swimming and water safety curriculum for the event. They thank me and tell me more about the event: – 9 African countries are attending the outreach – 300 children will learn how to swim – 50 adults will learn to swim and be trained as swim instructors Then they ask me the perfect question at the perfect time… “Can you or a member of your organization be able to travel to Africa to help?”    <img class="not-resizable" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/23796712_1505189994.9005_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /> Uhhhhh…no! Yes? Yes! How can I say no? Here I am looking for purpose and it came right to me. If there is one thing I can help with, it is teaching children how to swim and training instructors. I think of these sweet children, making their way to Lake Victoria so they can provide water for the family. I think of the kids walking miles to school because their desire to learn is strong enough to cross rivers. Because water and education are valued. I ask about funding for the long trip to Africa. They explain that I will need to be a volunteer, as they are fundraising to provide accommodations for the 50 Instructor Trainees so they don’t have to canoe 30+ miles daily for the training. I laugh to myself about my first-world problems and assure them that I will be there. Especially if someone is willing to canoe 30 miles a day to learn from me! <a href="http://faceinwater.org/" target="_blank">Face in Water (501c3)</a> is sending me to Uganda, Africa September 30. It’s the next logical step. I can change drowning statistics. I don’t have much time, but I know I can do this with some help. Just a share or a like or a forward. Advice on traveling in Africa. Positive vibes and thoughtful prayers. Mosquito repellent. Anything and everything helps. All donations are tax-deductible.  Thank you. Every donation helps!This is a VOLUNTEER effort, so money raised will cover travel expenses, preparations, accomodations and food.

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