I received an exciting package in the mail yesterday - leaflets, posters, sponsorship forms, a newsletter and a T-shirt from my contact at WaterAid, Lucy Cover. Lucy has been so helpful since our first telephone discussion and I really appreciate her enthusiasm for what I am doing, thanks Lucy!
Reading through the information received, has made me even more determined to raise as much as I can for WaterAid. Their vision is a clear one - to create a world in which everyone has access to safe water and sanitation but it is easier said than done. Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other lifeforms even though it provides no calories or organic nutrients. Access to safe drinking water has improved over the last few decades in almost every part of the world, but approximately 1 in 10 people worldwide still lack access to safe water and over 2.5 billion lack access to adequate sanitation, roughly 2/5ths of the world's population. Water-related diseases kills 2,000 children every day. Diarrhoea kills more children every year than AIDS, malaria and measles combined! These statistics are frightening, especially when we in the west take clean, running water for granted. The average person in the UK uses 150 litres of water every day. My concern earlier this evening as I ran my bath was not if I had enough water but if it would be hot enough after doing the dishes!
Safe water and sanitation are basic human rights. Everyone should have access to them. By supporting me on my "Walk for Water" you will help transform the lives of many. Just think £5 could buy a bag of cement to make a latrine slab in Ghana, £12 could buy 2 taps for a village water point in Nepal, and £20 could train 4 handpump mechanics in India or pay to rehabilitate a village water point in Bangladesh! Every penny counts, make a SPLASH and donate today!
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~ Statistics taken from WaterAid leaflets received Jan '13.
It's crazy when you think of how easily we spend £20 on a random night out and often not even notice! Such a worthwhile cause...just think of the difference you can make at the end of this!xx
ReplyDeleteA point well made Ruth, £20 can so easily disappear on a night on on next to nothing but it could make such a difference to those in need in Africa & Asia! The diiference I can make through this endeavour will keep me motivated all the way through! I hope you will continue to read my blog and enjoy following my progress! xx
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