Dona Merced Elementary School's Water Project
Help Fund a Water Project
"Filthy water cannot be washed" Old African proverb.
Could you imagine life without clean water? We believe that everyone deserves something as simple and critical for life as clean, safe water. We believe a child in Africa has as much right as we do, to spend their days in school learning and growing instead of fetching and drinking dirty, diseased water from a pit. We believe we can make a difference. And we believe you can help!
Clean water changes lives."When water comes...everything changes." That's what a local villager from a town in Kenya said. Children can return to school. People can start small businesses. They are no longer too sick to work. Fields are watered and food supply becomes more reliable. Health returns and children grow up to be productive members of their community. The cycle of poverty will be broken. Lives will change. Please get involved. Help Doña Merced Elementary School raise enough money to have a well built for an African community. One well serves from 500 - 1500 people. A few dollars can buy you a cup of coffee or a meal at a fast food chain, but if we all work together and combine those dollars we can provide water for an entire community.
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give". Winston Churchill
Who's Helping?
| Date | Donor | Amount | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/15/11 | Ruben Romo | $20.00 | |
| 01/09/11 | Jamie Jackson | $10.00 | |
| 01/09/11 | Karah Fredricks | $10.00 | You're awesome for doing this, Tae!! |
| 01/09/11 | Sarah Schaefer | $10.00 | |
| 01/09/11 | Leo Maldonado | $10.00 | Clean water, happy people!! |
| 01/08/11 | Nicole Andrade | $40.00 | proud of the work you are doing! |
| 01/08/11 | Taelor Romo | $40.00 | |
| 01/07/11 | Greg Jakeway | $5.00 | |
| 01/07/11 | Karen Romo | $10.00 |
Why It Matters
Did you know nearly 1 billion people don't have safe water to drink?
Together, we can change that. Let's fund a new source of drinking water for those who suffer needlessly without it!
Our gifts will be used to construct or rehabilitate a water project, like a well or sand dam, in Africa. We'll see pictures, GPS coordinates, and updates as they come in from the actual water project we fund so we can celebrate the results along with the community we help.
About The Water Project
The Water Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization unlocking human potential by providing clean, safe water to communities around the world who suffer needlessly without.
Working with local partners in countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda, we build long lasting water projects that are organized, owned and managed by the communities receiving them.
Together, with our partners we identify, implement, report on and follow up on every project. Then we share the whole story with you to inspire confidence in the work being done and the impact it has.