Photo taken by ADFT's implementing partner for this well rehabilitation, Living Water International www.livingwater.cc
In Sierra Leone, 70% of the population live under the poverty line, and the average life expectancy is 47 years of age. Almost half of the population, 47% lack access to clean water. In 1991 a Civil War broke out in Sierra Leone, marked by amputations and rapes of innocent victims.
Photo captured by ADFT's implementing partner, Living Water International www.livingwater.cc
In October of 2010, A Drink for Tomorrow funded a well rehabilitation in partnership with one of our implementing partners, Living Water International, that will bring long-term access to clean water to a community in Sierra Leone. What is unique about this project is that the operation trains ex-child soldiers and women who were victimized during the hostilities, equipping them to rehabilitate broken-down wells and educate villagers in basic health and hygiene practices. Not only will this project bring clean water to an entire community (the exact community is still being determined), but it is also engaging victims of the civil war in meaningful, employment.
We can’t wait to update you in a few months with more information about the community where the well rehabilitation is located and pictures and images of the people benefitting from the clean, safe water!
Image taken by ADFT's partner, Living Water International www.livingwater.cc
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