water for hope
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WATERF O R
HOPEA Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Initiative
WATERF O R
HOPEA Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Initiative
P.O. Box 450329Atlanta, Georgia 31145-0329
www.thefellowship.info(800)352-8741
Water for Hopeis an initiative of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. The initiative is focused on bringing clean water to rural communi-ties.
Where are we?Ethiopia•Kenya•Malawi•Southeast Asia•Thailand•Uganda•Zambia•
What are we doing?Constructing Wells•Manufacturing Drills•Education about Water and Agriculture•Vocational training for orphans•Developing micro-credit programs•
How you can be involvedPlan a short-term trip to drill wells, •provide medical care or work with a soccer campProvidefinancialdonations•Educate your own community about •global water issues
More About Water for Hope
In the rural parts of the Ethiopia that sur-round Lake Langano, many are relying on a muddy river as a water source. Many women walk an hour to collect the water for their day, and they
walk an hour back to their home to use it. Organiza-tions like Water for Hope are putting wells in these communities to provide safe drinking water. David and Merrie Harding, our guides in Ethiopia, introduced our group to Yarid, a local orphan (he’s an adult now) who helps with site selection. They use a mechani-cal pulley system that drops a drill bit into the earth, slowly pumping out mud so that a well system can be put into place. They hire the local men to do this work. In this way, they are creating jobs in the com-munity. Some who have received the wells are using the runoff water to plant gardens; they thought of this idea on their own. This sort of relationship be-tween local communities and nongovernmental orga-nizations is what partnerships, are all about.
A Journal Entry from a Visiting StudentMillennium Development GoalsGoal 1:
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Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerAchieve universal primary educationPromote gender equality and empower womenReduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesEnsure environmental sustainabilityDevelop a global partnership for development
Clean water is crucial to the health of a community. Water is necessary for agriculture, which provides food for families. Water keeps people well, so that children can go to school, toddlers can live without disease, and mothers can be healthy. Clean water means no waterborne diseases. Water is bringing communities together.
Financial Gifts$1,000 Community Mobilization$1,000 Multiple Use Applications (hygiene, irrigation, etc.)$4,000 Well ConstructionTOTAL$6,000 A Developing Community
Get InvolvedSend a check to “CBF” with “17022 - •Water for Hope” in the memo line to:
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship P.O. Box 450329, Atlanta, Ga. 31145-0329
Give by visiting the CBF website, • www.thefellowship.info/give
For information about planning a short-•term trip, e-mail