The Water Project (SLJ)

The Water Project is a charity filled with many amazing people. Their goal is to produce clean water for the 1,000,000,000 at least who can't access it. The Water Project is affecting millions of communities over Africa with cleansed water from taps, wells, and hygienic toilets.

Girls around Africa are twice as likely to be sent out to collect water and drop out of school when they reach puberty as they give up on travelling miles just for water. This obviously damages their education. Kids are said to be shivering, having headaches and sore stomachs. The Water Project is replacing the water they drink (infested with bacteria and other dangerous cells) with clean water.

School food costs are expensive because less water = less crops. The children go hungry and clean water can stop that. The Water Project is trying to support them with more water to grow food which will help them focus in class.

Lots of little worms and bacteria live in natural, muddy ponds. Because the bacteria can't be seen by the human eye, people drink the water. Most bacteria is harmless, but some can cause major diseases and illnesses in humans. The Water Project goes to countries with water like this and builds taps that produce filtered water with no bacteria.

The main cause of poverty in Africa is also the cause that is the most missed, the lack of clean water. When people drink infected water, they become sick. When you become sick, you cannot work, as you are too exhausted. The Water Project is making sure people can work by providing safe water.

So... yeah! The main point is, The Water Project is providing bacteria free water for peoples benefits. Kids can go to school without losing focus or dropping out because they are tired of lugging water 5 miles there and 5 miles back. People will go out of poverty as they are no longer sick. If you donate to The Water Project, you might just make the most depressed person in the world, the happiest.

 Information from The Water Project website