We Envision…We Envision…

Everyone in the world taking a safe drink of waterEveryone in the world taking a safe drink of water

Critical Issues

• More than a billion people have no access to safe water.

• More than two billion lack tolerable means of sanitation.

Global Water Crisis

A A child dieschild dies every every 15 seconds 15 seconds from a from a water-borne water-borne diseasedisease..

A Bleak Future

Children lose 443Children lose 443

million schoolmillion school

days a year days a year

to disease fromto disease from

contaminatedcontaminated

water.water.

Challenge

Commitment:Clean, safe drinking water and sanitation

Hile, Ethiopia

Hile, Ethiopia

‘‘For 38 years I have suffered. The For 38 years I have suffered. The water here is dirty and muddy. It has water here is dirty and muddy. It has algae, worms and a bad smell. We try to algae, worms and a bad smell. We try to filter it with our clothing because you can filter it with our clothing because you can see all this, but it does not help much. see all this, but it does not help much.

My son has had to go the clinic My son has had to go the clinic three times with diarrhea. Now, with this three times with diarrhea. Now, with this project, we think about the future project, we think about the future generations. They have a bright future.generations. They have a bright future.

This is an historic moment for us.’ This is an historic moment for us.’

-Ziman Kahsay-Ziman Kahsay

You You

Are Are

The The

SolutionSolution

Building the future

with with people…people…

withwith

PartnersPartners

WaterCreditWaterCredit

Small loansSmall loansthat empowerthat empowerand enrichand enrichcommunitiescommunities

Change

We are notWe are not

out to save out to save

the world… the world…

just its water.just its water.

$200 $200

Rescues a family Rescues a family in Honduras in Honduras

$25 $25

Saves a childSaves a child

You Are The You Are The SourceSource

Your Help is VitalYour Help is Vital

• $10,000 will provide water to an entire village in India.

• $5,000 will complete a major initiative for a spring protection system in Ethiopia.

• $1,000 will fundamentally change the lives of more than 400 people in Bangladesh.

Thank you