By Pam Amundsen | Project Manager
We've been raising money for our Clean Water initiative for over a year and with the generous donations we received during International Youth Week at the beginning of August, we’re nearly at our goal! We have less than $3K to raise and we’d love your help raising it by the end of the year.
In our last report we discussed the growing need for a clean water supply at our Home in Nairobi due to the unprecedented amount of construction going on all over the capital city. As the construction around us progresses, access to the water table below us continues to dwindle.
It probably comes as no surprise that having access to our own water source is both more economical and more sustainable. As the need for clean water access grows more urgent, we’re asking for your help to keep our stream of access flowing as safe drinking water and clean water for medical procedures are the difference between life and preventable disease in our Kilimani Home. Your support helps care for babies like Elizabeth --
Elizabeth was brought to a local police station by her stepmother who reported that she already had a 2 month old son and was not able to look after her stepdaughter as well. Baby Elizabeth's birth father had abandoned her with the stepmother, after his previous partner had left the little girl with him.
Elizabeth is a very healthy, baby girl and is doing well in our home. We are looking after her temporarily while the police sort out the domestic problems of the family and decide the next best course of action for her continued care.
Because of your generosity, we are able to provide not only temporary safe spaces for infants like Elizabeth, but also for infants that come into our Homes for a variety of reasons. If every person who has already given to our Clean Water project would commit to giving $10 per month until the end of the year or inviting one friend to contribute to our project, we would meet out goal! Would you join us in either committing a small monthly amount through the end of the year or sharing our project with a friend or family member?
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