Since 2006, we’ve stood by our first promise: 100% of all public donations fund clean water. Whether it’s part of a goal to reach 200 communities (our current goal!) or a gift made on World Water Day or one given on a regular old Tuesday, every penny you give directly supports community-owned water projects. | | | | | How? A very good question. Let’s visit Ambote to find out. | First, we have to find Ambote — and that can be quite the task. This ultra-remote community is perched high in the mountaintops of Nepal. To get there, you’ll need to cross rivers, navigate steep climbs over formless paths that used to be roads, and hope for no rain. (Remember those rivers? If they get too high, you’re out of luck and will need to try again another day.) Before, families in Ambote had to navigate this same unforgiving terrain to find the water they needed to survive. One grandmother told us she collected water five times daily — which meant she spent five hours walking for water, every single day, for years and years. That is, until 2013, when charity: water supporters like you funded a massive gravity-fed piped water system in Ambote. Just like that, clean water appeared at people's doorsteps. It changed everything, and the evidence is everywhere: The health clinic is empty, classrooms are full, and grandmothers like Manju have new stories to tell. | | There were many challenges before. We had to carry water from far away on our backs. But now, since we have access to water just outside our home, we are very happy and content. Things have changed for the better for my grandkids. They will have a better future than us. | | | | A community is so much more than a place on a map. A community is people: Teachers and farmers and little sisters and big dreamers. When clean water starts to flow, everyone gets swept into a better, brighter future, and the community as a whole begins to flourish. This holiday season, our goal is to help 200 more communities get the clean water they deserve. Will you join us? Whether you can bring clean water to a person, a family, or an entire community like Ambote, you can give with confidence, knowing that 100% of your gift will fund clean water. | Thank you for being such a special part of our charity: water community. We can’t wait to share more over the next few weeks as we keep working toward this important goal, on our way to reaching our ultimate goal: Ending the global water crisis together. – your friends at charity: water | | This month, we’ll explore more of the ways clean water helps communities flourish. Prefer to opt out of this series? Click here. | | | | | | PO Box 5026, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5026 | | | | | |
