Water 1st
So a few weeks ago peter and i had the privilege of attending a banquet for Water 1st...what a great organization! their focus is water...that's where their projects start and where they finish. They have projects in Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, and Honduras. Water is a privilege....in this country we have been soo very blessed with abundant resources. It is always so humbling for me to see how others living in different countries have such scarce resources....and i think gosh how much water do i waste in a day?...brushing my teeth or running the shower for just a little bit longer...or even washing dishes?...or flushing the toilet? People in soo many other countries have to walk miles...i mean MILES to collect a days supply of water and then they turn around and do the same thing the next day...
that night...a few things were said that really stuck with me...you can live a month or so without food, but only one week without water. And also...a glass of clean water is a privilege only extended to 3 million people in the world.
check out the organization http://www.water1st.org/news/index.htm
and if you are at all intersted in getting involved.... they have an event planned called CARRY 5
(the next bit is from the website...) What would it be like to carry 5 gallons of water for 5 kilometers every day and still not have enough? Watch this online film from Ethiopia now.
- In developing countries, women and children spend up to 5 hours each day collecting dirty water from contaminated streams and ponds.
- Water-related illnesses kill 5 million people each year, the majority of whom are children under age 5.
- Every day, 5,000 children die from preventable water-related illnesses.
CARRY 5 raises funds and awareness to end the water crisis for people living in poor countries.
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