8 Reasons to Get Involved

Create Hope. You will bring hope for the future to thousands of people.
Make an Impact. One well will bring safe drinking water to a whole community.
Provide Opportunity. Girls in East Africa do not attend school because they walk three miles a day to get water. You can change that.
Make a difference. Your donation will make a difference in the lives of others.
Inspire Change. Your donation, big or small, will bring about big changes to a community in East Africa.
Transform Communities. Access to clean water will help with the development and growth of communities.
Give Life. Access to clean water can limit water-related disease and infectious diseases. Give the gift of life.
Provide a Future. Water is fundamental for health and survival, especially for younger children.

One in six people worldwide do not have access to safe drinking water.
Water makes up 70% of the earth, but 1.1 billion people lack access to safe water supplies.
According to the U.N., a child dies from waterborne diseases every 15 seconds.
In East Africa, water-related disease kills 1 in 4 children who die before the age of 5.
70% of East African hospital visits are caused by unsafe drinking water.
Women and children walk an average of three miles a day to fetch water.
Women in Africa and Asia carry the U.S. luggage allowance (44 pounds) of water on their heads..
The average U.S. home uses 100 gallons of water each day; an African family uses about five gallons of water each day.