In developing countries, having clean water to drink, bathe and cook does not exist for many people . You can now get involved to help the less fortunate meet their basic needs. Donations from concerned members of the community, along with Miami-Dade County employees, will be used to build these life-saving systems to provide potable water, health and sanitation to our neighbors in Central America.
Families across the world are suffering because they lack safe drinking water. Safe drinking water, basic health, hygiene education and sanitation facilities are nonexistent for impoverished people in developing countries. The World Health Organization and the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimate that the combination of these conditions results in 6,000 deaths everyday; mostly children.
Miami-Dade County supports the work of Water For People (WFP), and has pledged to raise $100,000 for the philanthropic organization this year. In January of 2007, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners declared the first week of April as “Water for People Week.” Fundraising activities will be held countywide to support WFP.
“As a community, we will take this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people who do not enjoy the very basic element of life, clean water”, stated Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas, whose leadership has brought this issue to the forefront.
“We all recognize that there are many other charities to which one can give, however, this hits at the most basic of human needs; I encourage our community to come together in this effort;” urged Commissioner Seijas.
Miami-Dade County has chosen to direct the dollars raised more specifically by opting for a broader opportunity, by “adopting-a-region”. This will better allow our community to focus on the needy region closest to South Florida: Central America. The goal is for the community to invest on a more long-term basis.
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