By Tom Carter | Executive Director
Ganzda is a typical small community in Central Mexico. Families raise chickens and have small plots for growing vegetables. There is electricity but no sanitation, gas or reliable water, they cook on wood stoves or open fires. Many households are headed by women, their partners have had to leave in search of work, either on the big industrial ranches or going North to the US to work in temporary agricultural jobs. In the men's absence, the women have taken responsibility for their community and their families.
Agua Pura helped the women of Ganzda test their own drinking water for contamination, and showed them how they can protect their families from water borne diseases. They studied hard about other ways that families can protect themselves, from cooking and storage of food, to hand washing and basic sanitation and they helped each other learn. We provided them with Water Pasteurization Indicators as an inexpensive way to purify their drinking water.
Our work is simple and inexpensive but proven effective. Rather than big expensive projects that only help a few families, we can reach thousands and help other non-profits carry on after we leave. Our non-profit partner Un Kilo de Ayuda is committed to distributing over 3000 more Water Pasteurization Indicators (WAPI) this year, and we will support them in their effort.
Can you consider making an donation to Agua Pura to help continue and expand our work, until the families in communities like Ganzda and every other family we can reach has safe drinking water? A $50 or $100 dollar donation has a huge impact on our programs, but every dollar counts and is put to good use!
We would be happy to send you a WAPI so that you can see for yourself how this lifesaving, water purifying device works. Write to me and I’ll send you one.
Thanks so much for your support.
Tom Carter
tom@aguapuraparaelpueblo.org
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