Stella is one of my newest friends. She’s going to turn 4 years old soon and she’s starting school Monday, Jan. 5. It’s a new school year for her. She goes to school at the CBSM school in Kimilili, Kenya. (Community Breakthrough Support Mission, it’s an orphanage.)
Kimilili is a town right about on the equator [...]
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Clean water can help more than thirst it seems.
British inventor Josh Silver has come up with a design for glasses with water filled lenses. The wearer can adjust the lenses to his liking without the need for an eye specialist. Opticians are one in a million people in Africa. So the glasses are a big [...]
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The Homeless Christmas Card went live today. It’s an awareness campaign for Oasis, part of the Salvation Army in Australia.
Even though the details are specific to Oz, I like the message. Just be aware that there are people who are in need all around you.
You don’t have to contribute large sums of money. Just be [...]
Nigeria could be one of the wealthiest countries in the world. There is plenty of money to provide clean water and sanitation. It is not a question of affording clean water. They have the means. Or some do.
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LDS Philanthropies Humanitarian Services Clean Water Fund has a unique, and I think superior, approach to providing access to clean water.
Two features I like:
Local communities take part in planning, building and maintaining the water projects.
No administrative costs, no fund raising costs- all donated money goes to build water projects.
From the Clean Water Fund webpage:
Working with [...]
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Downtown Harare Image via Wikipedia
The death toll in Zimbabwe’s recent cholera outbreak is over 500. The water borne disease has claimed victims throughout the country. Nearly 11,000 people have been infected in the past few weeks. Remote areas report a fatality rate up to 30%. Neighboring Botswana and South Africa are poised to be next.
Cholera [...]
Providing for the basic need of clean water is a primary responsibility of any government. I applaud Dr. Derek Sikua, a leader of a developing nation who understands good government.
New Zealand’s Scoop Independent News posted this:
Friday, 28 November 2008, 10:39 am
Press Release: Solomon Islands Government
PM Says Gov’t Committed To Provide Greater Access To Clean Water [...]
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My Uncle Dewey gave us a couch when we were first married. He’s not really my uncle. He’s one of those adults I saw at family gatherings when I was a kid. He was older than me so I called him Uncle. I didn’t really know him well.
That’s why it came something of a surprise [...]
I applaud the people at GE for this great humanitarian work. 60,000 people have clean water now who did not before. And in 8 more years, 300 million more people will have clean water. I’m seeing good here.
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Brita clearly has a dog in this fight. They want to sell water filters. Filterforgood.com is their effort to wean Americans off bottled water.
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