It's hard to believe that Christmas is over and a new year is around the corner. I was just thinking about how blessed my company has been this year and myself. That made me think about how blessed Americans are in that we have safe drinking water at the turn of the tap. Think about it, a homeless person has access to safe, clean drinking water. Doesn't every public building have a water fountain or some type of drinking water supply for public use?
This is not so for the rest of the World. Publisher Tom Bell has a wonderful editorial, Water professionals are obligated to support charitable water causes, on page 9 of the December 2008 issue of U.S. Water News. It’s about non-profit water organizations that make it possible for people in developing countries to have safe drinking water.
Bell states that the World spends $300 billion a year on agricultural subsidies, $50 billion a year on bottled water, and only $3 billion a year in foreign aid for water supply and sanitation projects. Yet $10 billion to $20 billion a year would be enough to provide a basic human needs for water for all.
Bell provides some non-profit water charities in which you may give to:
Lifewater International
Waterlines
Water For People
Water For Life
WaterPartners International
The H2O Project
Here is a complete contact list: List of Water Charities.
Our company, H2OKits.com has partnered with Blood Water Mission which exists to promote clean blood and clean water efforts in Africa, tangibly reducing the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic while addressing the underlying issues of poverty, injustice and oppression. Blood:Water Mission is building clean water wells, supporting medical facilities, and focusing on community and worldview transformation, both here in America and in Africa.
We give 10% of our sales to Blood Water Mission through the sales of our water test kits, bath filter, and shower filter.
What is your favorite water charity? Tell us about it by commenting.
“Our failure to help those in the developing world gain access to clean water must surely rank as one of the greatest development failures of the last century.” – Dr. Peter Gleick
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