the gift of clean, safe water really is the gift of life!

THE GIFT OF CLEAN, SAFE WATER REALLY IS THE GIFT OF LIFE!

WHAT TO DO:• Plan an activity where your whole school or class can raise £37 to purchaseawaterfiltertoprovidesafedrinkingwaterforafamilyin Ethiopiae.g.holdanonlinequiz,doasponsoredactivity,setupa Justgivingpage

• SendinthemoneytoSCIAFduringorafterAdventbycheque,online, orviaourJustGivingpagewww.justgiving.com/sciaf

• Ifyourschoolorclassroomfundraisesforthegiftofawaterfilter thisAdvent,youwillreceiveathankyoucardandcertificate. DownloadyourDigitalAdventPrayercalendar&totaliserat www.sciaf.org.uk/schoolsadventresources

• SpreadthewordonTwitterusingthe#realgifts

Thank you for supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the world with the gift of clean water.

Scottish Catholic International Aid FundSCIAFistheofficialoverseasaidanddevelopmentcharityoftheCatholicChurchinScotlandandaproudmemberoftheCaritasfamily.7WestNileStreet,Glasgow,G12PR.Tel:01413545555.ScottishCharityNo:SC012302CompanyNo:SC197327.Photos:BarnabySkinner.

School Fundraising ActivityWhat can your school do?

ImaginethedifferencewecanmakeifeveryCatholicschoolinScotlandwasabletofundraiseandprovidejustonewaterfiltereach!

Can your classroom or school come together to give someone the RealGift of a water filter AND changethelivesofafamilyinEthiopia?

For only you can give the gift of one water filter this Advent.

A SIMPLE SYSTEM THAT WORKS!Thewaterfilterreallyissosimpletouse,allthefamilyneedsisabuckettoholdthewaterandthefilter,thengravitydoestherest.Thefilterremoves99.99%ofbacteriaandvirusesmeaningclean,safedrinkingwaterandhappyandhealthykids!The filter is guaranteed for 20 years and can filter over 700,000 litres of water.

MALLICHA’S STORYWaterhasalwaysbeenamajorworryforMallicha.Livinginadeeplywater-stressedregionofEthiopia,herprimaryconcernhasbeentosecurewatertolookafterherfamilyofninedaughters,herhusbandandtheirlivestock.Shehasspentmuchofherlifemakingtheeight-hourroundtriponfootforwater,carryinghomejustenoughtolasteachday.Butthewatershecollectedwasunclean,salinatedwatercontaminatedwithbacteriaanddisease.LifewasaboutsurvivalandMallichadidnotknowthatthiswascausingherfamily’sregularsicknessandill-health.

“Beforewehadaccesstocleanwater,Ididn’tunderstandaboutthedangersofdrinkingsurfacewater,therewasnoinformationoutheretotellmeotherwise.Drinkingsurfaceoruncleanwaterwasjustpartofmyfamily’slife.

WhenwereceivedtheWaterFilterfromSCIAFIwasunsureastotheireffectsonourlifehere.However,injusttwomonthsmychildrenwerefeelingandlookingsomuchbetterandhavenotneededanymedicationinthelasttwoyears.Theynolongerhavetotaketimeoffschool.NowIcanlookaftermyfamilylikeamothershould.Ourlifeiscompletelydifferent.”

Now with a newly built local water source and her water filter, the water that Mallicha collects is safe for her family to drink in 30 minutes.