CLEAN WATER
What is the impact?
Up to 80% of all illness in developing countries is linked to poor water and sanitation conditions. About half of the world’s hospital beds are occupied by a person suffering from water related disease. In Ethiopia more than half the population lacks access to clean water sources and 79% lack access to any type of sanitation system. ONE in FIVE children under the age of five years, die from water related disease. Many orphanages, even when using municipal water systems, have water which is contaminated with various micro-organisms that cause serious health issues in babies and young children.
Most people collect their water from shallow open water sources that are filled with feces and parasites while other people collect water from shallow wells, which are often contaminated as rainwater washes waste from the surrounding area into the shallow well. It’s very clear that sanitation issues are very much linked to lack of access to clean water. Both clean water and sanitation must be addressed together.
While most of the earth surface is covered with water, only a very small fraction, (an estimated 1% - 3%) of fresh water is suitable for human consumption. Of that fraction, only a small amount is readily available for human consumption.
Clean water is taken for granted by most people in the most developed countries of the world, but in developing countries (two thirds of the world), clean, safe water is often scarce or completely unavailable.
Nearly one billion people live without reliable, clean drinking water, or have to put considerable time and resources every day into procuring it, a task which often falls upon girls.
The uryadi’s Village water system
Part of our commitment to the children we care for is to ensure that they have reliable access to clean water.
We currently utilize a city water source for drinking, but to truly ensure reliable access to water, we need to drill a well.
Well drilling can be expensive, and we will be fundraising to pay for this critical infrastructure. We are completely committed to ensuring that the village water source has long-term viability and sustainability.
Although we do have effective water filtration at the village, we are excited about an upcoming project which would upgrade our water filtration considerably, improving its efficacy, and increasing long term sustainability. Through the generosity of one of our long term volunteers, Jannik Lutz, we have been working with a German company to install a state of the art water filtration system. This system will ensure that every drop of water that our children drink is pure, clean, and full of life giving hydration. Stay tuned for updates on this project!
If you would like to support our clean water initiative, just click HERE to donate
Uryadi's Village is a 501c3 Non-Profit (EIN #47-1129664) in the USA, as well as a registered charity in Canada (#820329167RR0001) and Ethiopia.
All contributions in support of Uryadi's Village are tax deductible in the US and Canada as allowed by law. US residents please donate in USD and Canadian residents, please donate in CAD to receive your charitable donation receipts.
To donate to Uryadi's Village, please use the appropriate links below:
You can also send your donations by check directly to: Uryadi's Village, P.O. BOX 1086, Sandpoint, ID 83864
