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Engage Now is working to end poverty . . .
one village at a time.
CLEAN WATER
Water sources in Ethiopia are often contaminated, causing frequent diarrheal infections that endanger lives. Children have no choice but to drink disease-infested water from surface lakes and ponds. According to the World Health Organization 400 million children worldwide are suffering from intestinal worms and more than 200,000 children die every year. Unsafe water and poor sanitation are major causes. Collecting water is one of the most difficult tasks that must be done on a daily basis in Ethiopia. Most of the villagers do not have transport for their water and must be carried by hand. Engage Now is working closely with the villages to determine their need for water. Clean water can cut a communities child death rate in half. Engage Now is building shallow wells in target villages that are without a clean water source. This will allow children to be able to attend school because they wont have to spend their days walking long distances to fetch water. This will change lives forever.