Charity: Water
Charity: Water is the name of a non-profit organization that has a goal to bring pure and safe drinking water to rural areas of developing countries around the world. Charity: Water was founded by Scott Harrison, who is a former photographer and volunteer for Mercy Ships, and currently works out of New York City. Mr. Harrison was a former night club organizer in New York City, but wanted to commit himself to the higher power of helping people in need. After working for several years with Mercy Ships, he realized that lack of clean water was the root cause of lack of education, health, and security. In 2006, he started Charity: Water and aimed to have it be completely transparent in all of it 's funding. Charity: Water …show more content…
Charity: Water has two bank accounts – one for all 100% of their donations for the projects, and the other for operations. The operation costs are funded by “angel donors”, or private donors, various institutes, and sponsors that sign a three year donation contract. When you donate to Charity: Water, they will give you photos of the well they build, a GPS coordinate of the well, and they will also create and attach a plaque with your name on it. They are currently one of the top ranking charity 's by Charity Navigator, have spent more than 155 million on over 9,000 water projects, and have worked in over twenty-two countries. They also have partnerships with developing countries and organizations to help spread their funding out as far as possible. Currently, Charity: Water, is working in northern Rwanda. They are funding projects in Kisaro, Kigali, Gitambi, and the surrounding areas. With the help of the Rwandan government, they have invested close to nine million dollars and have created water wells, pipe systems to spread the water out, rain water catchments, protectors for the wells, and gravity fed systems. The water is available to all people three times daily, is very affordable, and allows people to have more time in their day because they are not walking far to get their water. Children, who typically woke up early to fetch their family 's water, now have time for their studies, crops can be grown …show more content…
First, the organization tried to build a well four times in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa, and failed every time. The terrain was tough and there were many layers of sand that kept collapsing because of the depth. However, the project was ultimately good for the company. They were completely honest about their failure and because of that they gained the respect and trust of their donors and general public. They also have had a few problems in Cambodia. First, they are funding well-building which the government should already be helping with. The United Nations recognizes water as a human right, and when they build access to clean water without the help of a government, then the government can keep being corrupt and not working for the interests of the people. They also do not have methods to keep up with wells overtime, which combined with lack of government help, can undermine sustainable water resources. Secondly, Charity: Water also pairs with other organizations that can sometimes muddle their cause. Currently, in Cambodia, they are paired with a Christian organization that teaches Christianity to a mostly uninterested Buddhist
Charity: Water is the name of a non-profit organization that has a goal to bring pure and safe drinking water to rural areas of developing countries around the world. Charity: Water was founded by Scott Harrison, who is a former photographer and volunteer for Mercy Ships, and currently works out of New York City. Mr. Harrison was a former night club organizer in New York City, but wanted to commit himself to the higher power of helping people in need. After working for several years with Mercy Ships, he realized that lack of clean water was the root cause of lack of education, health, and security. In 2006, he started Charity: Water and aimed to have it be completely transparent in all of it 's funding. Charity: Water …show more content…
Charity: Water has two bank accounts – one for all 100% of their donations for the projects, and the other for operations. The operation costs are funded by “angel donors”, or private donors, various institutes, and sponsors that sign a three year donation contract. When you donate to Charity: Water, they will give you photos of the well they build, a GPS coordinate of the well, and they will also create and attach a plaque with your name on it. They are currently one of the top ranking charity 's by Charity Navigator, have spent more than 155 million on over 9,000 water projects, and have worked in over twenty-two countries. They also have partnerships with developing countries and organizations to help spread their funding out as far as possible. Currently, Charity: Water, is working in northern Rwanda. They are funding projects in Kisaro, Kigali, Gitambi, and the surrounding areas. With the help of the Rwandan government, they have invested close to nine million dollars and have created water wells, pipe systems to spread the water out, rain water catchments, protectors for the wells, and gravity fed systems. The water is available to all people three times daily, is very affordable, and allows people to have more time in their day because they are not walking far to get their water. Children, who typically woke up early to fetch their family 's water, now have time for their studies, crops can be grown …show more content…
First, the organization tried to build a well four times in Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa, and failed every time. The terrain was tough and there were many layers of sand that kept collapsing because of the depth. However, the project was ultimately good for the company. They were completely honest about their failure and because of that they gained the respect and trust of their donors and general public. They also have had a few problems in Cambodia. First, they are funding well-building which the government should already be helping with. The United Nations recognizes water as a human right, and when they build access to clean water without the help of a government, then the government can keep being corrupt and not working for the interests of the people. They also do not have methods to keep up with wells overtime, which combined with lack of government help, can undermine sustainable water resources. Secondly, Charity: Water also pairs with other organizations that can sometimes muddle their cause. Currently, in Cambodia, they are paired with a Christian organization that teaches Christianity to a mostly uninterested Buddhist