Faiths for Safe Water
Honoring our shared symbol with safe water for all
New York, NY
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AT THIS TIME OF RENEWAL -- SPRING RAINS, EASTER AND PASSOVER CELEBRAIONS -- MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH WATER, HERE'S HOW:
SIGN HERE:
https://my.care.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=585
OR READ MORE THEN SIGN ON:
CHILDREN DIE A WHOLE LOT OF WAYS IN THIS WORLD: GUNS, WAR, ACCIDENTS, CHILD ABUSE.
BUT THE #1 KILLER OF CHILDREN IS NONE OF THESE.
8000 CHILDREN UNDER AGE 14 DIE EVERY SINGLE DAY FROM THE LACK OF SAFE WATER AND SANITATION.
WE NEED YOU TO SPEAK UP, NOW.
IT'S EASY. HERE’S HOW:
We're told many in Congress pay special attention to constituents who speak from their hearts and their faiths. Time really does matter: Every 20 seconds a child under 5 dies from the lack of safe water and sanitation. Please use your voice, right now, to bring urgency to this issue and help introduce and pass the Water for the World Act.
WE'LL MAKE IT EASY AS 1-2-3:
1. What's the Water for the World Act?
Frankly, it's a no-brainer. This smart bipartisan legislation mandates that US foreign assistance investments be cost-effective and sustainable, target those in greatest need, and leverage private resources while requiring transparency. It integrates US water policy into our global development work far more effectively and efficiently. It will profoundly improve millions of lives -- and -- it won't cost a penny more! At this time of economic uncertainty, it makes all the more sense and cents! Plus every US dollar delivers $4 of increased productivity worldwide.
That helps everyone, including us here in the US.
So whether Republican or Democrat -- make sure YOUR representatives in Congress support this soon-to-be-introduced legislation (and if not, ask them why not!)
No one can possibly be against a cost-effective, safe glass of water for a child...can they???
2. SIgn this petition and we’ll get it straight to your congressional reps:
https://my.care.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=585
Or for even more info and a direct link to your Members of Congress:
Help pass the Water for the World Act
3. For updates on the Water for the World Act, money-saving water tips, and lots of easy ways to bring together your kids, family and community, while making water the source of health and life for all, please join Faiths for Safe Water:
Together, we can turn this: INTO THIS!
It's the symbol shared by every faith but do we honor God when 8000 children die every day because of it?
Water, it's the world's dirty secret.
From alleviating malnutrition to poverty, AIDS to malaria, gender equality, girls' education, rape and exploitation, food insecurity, even war...the lack of safe water and sanitation undercuts all the good work we do.
And the greater shame is, it's solvable! We've got the technology, we're missing the will.
Together, we can unite around water, the symbol shared by all faiths, and pressure leaders to prioritize sustainable safe water solutions, the source of health and life for ALL.
*FAITHS FOR SAFE WATER IS an advocacy project dedicated to supporting the entire WASH sector and does not advocate for any particular faith or field projects. It's sole intent is to reach and inspire faiths to unite around this shared symbol and solution. It's interfaith at its life-giving best.*
UNSAFE WATER AND SANITATION IS THE
#1 KILLER OF CHILDREN.
ALMOST 1 BILLION PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE SAFE WATER
2.5 BILLION LACK BASIC SANITATION
You can stop millions of preventable deaths, every year.
New York, NY
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