charity:water update: Nepal
As some of you know, I turned 30 this year and I knew that people look at that as one of the "important" birthday years so I wanted to do something important for it. I set up a campaign through the awesome charity called charity:water with the hopes of raising $200 to go toward a goal of building a sustainable and clean water source somewhere in the world where it's needed.
You brilliantly wonderful people helped me raise $210 toward the goal!
I promised I would let everyone know as I received alerts from the charity, and I just got another update from them this week.
UPDATE!!
I received confirmation that the money has been sent into the field. The money was sent to Nepal.
The additional information I received is as follows:
WORK IS UNDERWAY IN THE SINDHULI AND CHITWAN DISTRICTS OF NEPAL.
30.5 million people live in Nepal
12% live without clean water
Of the nearly 31 million people living in Nepal, 12% lack access to clean drinking water, and 69% lack access to sanitation. Fortunately, the mountains, hills and plains that make up Nepal's landscape allow our local partner to implement many types of solutions.
Thanks to your help, that partner (Nepal Water for Health -- NEWAH) is busy helping communities build 1,011 new water points in the Sinduhili and Chitwan districts. The interventions include 971 community tap stands, 39 school and health clinic tap stands and 1 community rainwater catchment system.
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We are currently in the 1-3 month marker which is when they send in the money. 3-6 months they get permits, supplies, pick sites and begin the work. The next progress report should come in the 6-9 month range.
I will do another update then :)
Thank you to everyone who donated to this-- and if you didn't get the chance to donate then and wanted to, you can donate directly to charity:water. Or, if you don't have money but want to help, consider making your own fundraising campaign through them.
It's easy and definitely worth it.
You brilliantly wonderful people helped me raise $210 toward the goal!
I promised I would let everyone know as I received alerts from the charity, and I just got another update from them this week.
UPDATE!!
I received confirmation that the money has been sent into the field. The money was sent to Nepal.
The additional information I received is as follows:
WORK IS UNDERWAY IN THE SINDHULI AND CHITWAN DISTRICTS OF NEPAL.
30.5 million people live in Nepal
12% live without clean water
Of the nearly 31 million people living in Nepal, 12% lack access to clean drinking water, and 69% lack access to sanitation. Fortunately, the mountains, hills and plains that make up Nepal's landscape allow our local partner to implement many types of solutions.
Thanks to your help, that partner (Nepal Water for Health -- NEWAH) is busy helping communities build 1,011 new water points in the Sinduhili and Chitwan districts. The interventions include 971 community tap stands, 39 school and health clinic tap stands and 1 community rainwater catchment system.
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We are currently in the 1-3 month marker which is when they send in the money. 3-6 months they get permits, supplies, pick sites and begin the work. The next progress report should come in the 6-9 month range.
I will do another update then :)
Thank you to everyone who donated to this-- and if you didn't get the chance to donate then and wanted to, you can donate directly to charity:water. Or, if you don't have money but want to help, consider making your own fundraising campaign through them.
It's easy and definitely worth it.