“It’s 6am, the Guatemalan heat index is rising already and the sun has only just come up for the day. A woman walks down a trodden path through brush, fields, streets and filth. A few thoughts plague her mind… the pain from carrying her full jug, the growing ache in her belly from the tainted water, the fact that while she is trudging this water back and forth each day she’s only barely keeping her family alive.
All of this weighs heavy on her, but the heaviest is that her son is sick. He’s 8 years old and yesterday he was playing with his friends, yet somehow today- he can’t move, he can’t eat and he has diarrhea. As she carries this water that is killing her family back home, the thought that truly plagues her is how she has watched this scene countless times and she is frightened of its outcome… dehydration and disease kills the loved ones of her village and every time the survivors just have to watch.”
This is a typical story for many families in Guatemala, this woman may be your age, maybe her son resembles yours, he may even have your sons name, or your name.
What is the only difference between her family and yours?
Water.
Her family could live and thrive just as your family does if they had access to it.
Many children in the rural villages of Guatemala are suffering from the effects of dirty water. They are sick, crippled, bed-ridden, and are infected with numerous parasites.
This is not just sad, it’s tragic.
Lives are being lost.
This year we are acknowledging World Water Day, and we’re asking for you to come on this journey with us.
Our goal is simple: Provide one more community with access to clean water.
Why?
Because we want to RESTORE the health of these villages, and we believe that every child, family, and community should be given the opportunity to thrive.
This Saturday, March 22nd, join with us in stopping the tragedy of dirty water.
To donate, visit our World Water Day Fundraising Page
Help us RESTORE one more community.