She wakes up early in the morning, feet hit the floor.
Rubs her eyes, stretches her arms.
She gets up and goes out for her morning walk with her friends, gabbing about what’s new.
They continue walking. One mile. Two. Three. Almost four. They’re finally here.
The cold water rushes before them, a familiar landscape. The warm sun is shining on it now. They bend down and scoop up the water…the muddy, brown, bacteria-filled water that might give them typhoid or cholera later. They fill all their jerry cans and begin the trek back to their village and use this water for all their cooking, cleaning, drinking, living.
This is Janet’s life. For 54 years.
Now, she wakes up in the morning, less early this time. Feet hit the floor. Rubs her eyes, stretches her arms.
She walks about half a mile, turns a handle, and fills her jerry cans at the well that was installed by The Hope Venture and our partners at Nasha Ministries.
The water is clean, and she hasn’t gotten sick with typhoid or cholera. Her kids come with her, and they can go multiple times a day if they need since it’s so close.
This is Janet’s life. She’s now 62, and has more of the thing we wish we all had: time. Time to spend with her ten children. Time to spend with her husband. Time to spend with her friends.
When you give the gift of water, you’re also giving the gift of a life that can go slower, play longer, and live healthier.
