HONDURAS - At the tender age of 8, Jesús is far too familiar with the struggle for clean drinking water. Jesús and his three brothers live with their grandmother in the remote community of La Cuchilla, Honduras. Sometimes they have access to small, dirty community wells, but when the pools dry up the nearby river is their only other option.
The
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KENYA - For years, residents in the village of Gongo, like young Ashley and Anna, lived without access to a clean water source. The lack of this precious resource made life especially difficult.
Villagers did what they could to survive. Many had to either drink water from dirty wells or walk over three miles to fetch river water. Sadly, both water sources were
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MEXICO - The people of Benito Juárez, a small community, had gone without access to clean water in Mexico for far too long. For 9-year-old Gilberto and his little brothers, lack of safe water was simply a way of life.
Although the town had a water system, it was poorly designed, did not treat the water for safety. It didn’t reach everyone
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PERU – For a mother named Evangelina from the small community of Pistuni in Peru, living with little or no access to clean water was a constant struggle. Home to fewer than 100 people, Pistuni lies over three hours away from the nearest city. Many residents make a living here by raising and selling cattle.
Water is vital to the
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The unpleasant truth behind the need for a World Water Day is that not everyone in the world has the water resources they need to live a healthy life. As the world population expands, it is important that these problems are addressed. Clean, safe water for drinking, hygiene and proper sanitation is something that no human being should have to live
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MEXICO – Every day, 14-year-old Maria made a treacherous trek to find water with her mother and sisters. They live in San José el Paraíso, a small community of just 13 families in southern Mexico. The nearest source of water was over half a mile away, which meant a difficult journey by foot for young Maria and her family.
Each
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HONDURAS – Meet Yoselin, a sweet 8-year-old girl from San Juan, Honduras. She is being raised by her grandmother, and the two enjoy doing almost everything together. What they don’t enjoy is the difficult and dangerous daily trek to fetch water.
But when Yoselin’s grandmother became too old to make
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MEXICO - Humberto lives in Chiapas, Mexico, with his five young sons. For many years, each day he and his family would journey over an hour by foot to find water, desperate for a clean water solution in Mexico.
They undertook a tiresome trip along a dangerous road. Plants, dirt and rocks covered the path, making the trek a difficult one. But without a water
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10-year old Arnoldo lives in Santa Elena, Honduras. Getting clean water in Honduras does not come easy for him. Every day when he returns home from school, Arnoldo must traverse steep hills, avoiding dangerous snakes along the way just to fetch water for his family. With his mother caring for his younger sister and his father away at work, the responsibility
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The world water crisis affects millions of people every day. World Water Day was created to shed light on the problems of water scarcity and water shortages that many face. Families all over the world suffer from a lack of clean water. Operation Blessing partners are helping provide solutions that change lives. When you partner with Operation Blessing,
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