To kick off the September campaign each year, and in the spirit of connecting you to the people you've served, we spend every anniversary in the field. Today, we celebrated in the town of Cabestor, Haiti, where more than 3,000 people got clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to you and our local implementing partner- Partners in Health.
The 3,000 people of Cabestor are virtually cut off from society. A giant lake separates them from roads, access to clean water and healthcare. To them, drinking water used to mean a murky river nearby or long walks high in the mountain to unprotected springs. Not anymore. In three months, the community dug trenches for 285 pipes, helped get 500 bags of cement across a lake by canoe and up treacherous footpaths to make the project successful. Our local partner, Partners in Health, found and protected a freshwater spring high in the mountains, and used gravity to bring clean water to 6 distribution points (tap stands) in the valley. Thanks to your contributions, clean water now flows freely for the men, women and children of Cabestor.
Thank you to everyone for your incredible support of the September Campaign. As of today, $143,000 has been raised through more than 2,000 donations. We're just getting started.
Here's how you can help:
1. Donate $34 for my birthday >
2. Start a fundraising campaign and get your friends involved in the fight for clean water >
3. Share the September Campaign video with others >
-Scott Harrison and the charity: water team
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To kick off the September campaign each year, and in the spirit of connecting you to the people you've served, we spend every anniversary in the field. Today, we celebrated in the town of Cabestor, Haiti, where more than 3,000 people got clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to you and our local implementing partner- Partners in Health.
The 3,000 people of Cabestor are virtually cut off from society. A giant lake separates them from roads, access to clean water and healthcare. To them, drinking water used to mean a murky river nearby or long walks high in the mountain to unprotected springs. Not anymore. In three months, the community dug trenches for 285 pipes, helped get 500 bags of cement across a lake by canoe and up treacherous footpaths to make the project successful. Our local partner, Partners in Health, found and protected a freshwater spring high in the mountains, and used gravity to bring clean water to 6 distribution points (tap stands) in the valley. Thanks to your contributions, clean water now flows freely for the men, women and children of Cabestor.
Thank you to everyone for your incredible support of the September Campaign. As of today, $143,000 has been raised through more than 2,000 donations. We're just getting started.
Here's how you can help:
1. Donate $34 for my birthday >
2. Start a fundraising campaign and get your friends involved in the fight for clean water >
3. Share the September Campaign video with others >
-Scott Harrison and the charity: water team
borninseptember.org
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Help us dig wells. Start by helping one person.
Find out more at http://www.charitywater.org
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