100 Wells for Ethiopia

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143
wells funded
41,849
people served

WE HIT OUR GOAL!
Since 2009, Smile Generation and their community of generous patients have supported the work of charity: water. To date, they have raised over $1.96 million to bring more than 65,000 people in 8 countries access to clean, safe drinking water.


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OUR PROGRESS IN ETHIOPIA

We started working in the region of Tigray, Ethiopia, four years ago, when only 20% of the population here had access to clean water. But in the last 4 years, we've made a dramatic dent: we've funded 3,560 water projects here, and increased the region's water coverage to 45%. We're on track to solve the water crisis here in 7 years, but we need your help to do it. 100% of donations to your campaign will directly fund water projects in Tigray, Ethiopia and give clean water to people in need.

Time

Women and kids walk hours in search of water. A well nearby can restore valuable time to their day.

Health

Dirty water can cause diarrhea, even death, most often in kids. A clean water well can change that.


YOUR VILLAGE GETS A WELL

You no longer wake up before dawn and walk three hours to collect water each day. Now it takes 15 minutes and your water is safe to drink.

A hygiene worker teaches you and the other women in your community about the importance of hand-washing and sanitation.

You receive your first local leadership opportunity as a woman when you join the Water Committee to oversee your new water source.

Your kids get to spend time in school instead of walking for water. They graduate to become teachers, hygiene workers or business owners.


OUR PROGRESS

Smile Generation has been supporting charity: water since 2009. To date we have contributed:

$1.96M
raised
8
countries
65,000
people served
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A water project takes about 21 months to complete and report on. The funds from this campaign will not be allocated until after the campaign is complete on December 31, 2013. We anticipate starting to send funds to Ethiopia in the first half of 2014.