We are about 1/4 of the way towards our goal of $1,300. Its amazing that so little money will provide clean drinking water for about 100 people (for a very long time!). Our goal is to have 65 people donate $20 each.
Clean drinking water is something that Phil and I have just recently begun to learn about, and we have both suffered the consequences of drinking dirty water... remember the "Joys of Poop" post? When we were last in Kenya, we spent some time in a rural village outside of Kisumu. We were trying to do a well for a poor community that Until Then has been working in with Overlake Christian Church, and actually needed water to be able to dig. The nearest water source was about a 5 minute drive, and we were fortunate enough to have vehicles. If we hadn't, it would have been a 20 minute walk there, and then a longer return depending on the weight of the water. There were mostly children doing the walk for water from the village to provide for their families, and most of the children were girls.
I'm hoping you'll partner with us in providing a well so that children won't have to walk as far to get water, and will have a new chance to actually be children. Wouldn't it be more fun to play in water than have to walk to get some?
To join us, click the donate button to the right. All funds go to Until Then and are completely tax deductible. Every dollar you donate will go towards this project!
We can do it!
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| Children in Dago, Kenya, collecting water in buckets |
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