“WHEN WE GO TO COLLECT WATER, WE CAN SEE WORMS IN IT, IT LOOKS DIRTY… I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CLEAN WATER SO I DON’T GET SICK.” – KEVIN, 10-YEAR. In many places, drinking a drink of water can be extremely dangerous, even deadly. Unfortunately, many people in developing countries have no choice but to get their water from polluted streams or ponds - contamination that causes countless children to die unnecessarily from diarrhea and typhoid fever. Thanks to your support, the Taasa Orphan Program's WASH (water, hygiene and sanitation) programs are helping to change that.
For the People of Nansana in Uganda, The lack of clean water are a crippling burden for Children like Michael and everyone in his community. To get water, Michael has to walk for an hour barefoot and carrying plastic jugs only to find it muddy and contaminated. But it’s all he’s got. 10-year-old Michael and his sister know the pain and sickness that comes from contaminated water. When they’re not in school, they help care for their grandmother.
In order to get water, they frequently pack plastic jugs and containers onto a bike and make the difficult journey to the spring.
“Since I was little, I used buckets to carry water around,” Michael recalls. “We have gotten sick because of the water. It’s muddy, but it’s all we have. It can take up to an hour to carry water home. When we are thirsty we drink from the water spring; there’s no time to boil.”
The water often causes sickness for Michael and the other residents of his community. “You know we don’t have water,” Michael says through tears. “Please make a miracle in my community. We are suffering!”
This Holiday, will you partner with The Taasa Orphan Program to raise the $30,000 we need to bring clean water to Michael and everyone in his community? PLEASE DONATE.