Charity: Water

I have a new favorite charity!  Charity Water.

Their mission is to bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.  They give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. And they also work to raise awareness of the water crisis through events, fundraising exhibitions and other public awareness campaigns.

Clean water won't fix all the world's many problems, but it's hard to even start fixing the others if people don't have the basic need of water.

Ethiopia's numbers are staggering. Only one in every four people in Ethiopia have access to clean water. There are more people in Ethiopia without clean water than any other country in Africa. Women bear the brunt of water shortage. Many women in Ethiopia walk up to 3 hours, carrying 40-pound jerry cans filled with polluted water that is likely to make them sick. And many girls never get an opportunity to go to school because the responsibility of collecting water takes precedence.  Right now Charity Water is working to provide 333 wells in Ethiopia. 

Charity Water is running a campaign in the month of September to fund these 333 wells in Ethiopia.  They are asking that people with September birthdays have all moneys donated to Charity Water instead of gifts.  Can you help?

Their site has photos and video which show the great needs but also the wonderful Ethiopian culture. And they have already drilled the first well!!