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The Deep Well Project for Aber, Uganda. This is a Story……. about an Inspiring place Photo S. Johannsen 2010.

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1 The Deep Well Project for Aber, Uganda

2 This is a Story……. about an Inspiring place Photo S. Johannsen 2010

3 A Water “Crisis” (A Water Inconvenience) May 1, 2010 1:30 PM a leak on a major water pipe in Weston interrupts water service to all Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) customer communities east of Weston. Water Crisis Triggers Disaster Declaration Boil Water Order Remains In Effect For 30 Mass. Communities By M.R.F. Buckley, Staff WriterPOSTED: 6:04 am EDT May 3, 2010 WCVB TV5 WCVB TV5 BOSTON -- President Barack Obama gave Massachusetts a federal disaster declaration Monday after a massive pipe ruptured over the weekend, disrupting drinking water supplies to 2 million Boston-area residents. The designation frees up federal money to help local communities respond to the crisis.

4 A Message On May 2 nd Pastor Rob informed us during his series Good News for the Poor “ You Can Make a Difference”, that there are parts of the World where true water crises do exist. Video Clip Where infant Mortality Rates are staggering Where girls spend their days collecting (contaminated) water for their families instead of being able to attend school

5 A True Water Crisis ~ 884 million people worldwide lack access to safe water, and 2.5 billion lack basic sanitation more than 4,200 children die each DAY ( every 20 seconds) from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation facilities (UNICEF). ~ 88 % of all illnesses in the developing world are caused by lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene WHO states that access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene can reduce the infant mortality rate by 65%

6 Water Crisis in Aber, Uganda ! Uganda ranks among the top 25 countries in the world whose children die before their 5 th Birthday. Aber community development area is located in North Central Uganda ~ 63,720 people live in 95 villages When asked what projects the residents of Aber needed to be worked on right away, water and education were their priorities.

7 Aber Community

8 A Solution World Vision’s (world wide) Water and Sanitation Project A responsible and experienced approach to solving Aber’s Water Crisis through : education community involvement constructing new borehole water wells and repairing existing wells other measures to ensure stability of the environment surrounding the water source.

9 When World Vision drilling teams strike water, entire villages erupt in celebration. “God has now blessed us with clean water in our village,” says Massa Lamin, a volunteer pump attendant in Sierra Leone. Nobody knows the value of a deep well better than Massa. She lost four of her children to diarrhea caused by contaminated water.

10 Deep Well Deep Well ~ $13,700 (2009) A deep well fitted with a hand pump can provide up to 2,800 gallons of safe water a day to benefit as many as 300 people!

11 Please Help This Story Have a Happy Ending/Beginning Shares of the deep well will be sold at NPC ( these could make wonderful Christmas gifts …) The amount of the gift will be determined by the giver and a card (without the dollar amount) will be included. Our hope is that we sell enough shares to purchase a Deep Well (from World Vision) for the Aber Community for a Christmas Present Together as a congregation WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

12 Further Information Bulletin Board in the Vestry Online Giving ( Purpose : Deep Well) Checks ( Memo : Deep Well ) Visit from Patty MacDonald from World Vision on November 14 th during Adult Education Table between services starting 2 nd Sunday in November through December Carmen Aldinger: Aldingerc@Yahoo.com Sally Johannsen: spjohannsen@verizon.net

13 Thank You and May God Bless You


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