Brighton + charity: water

Why water ? Unsafe water and lack of sanitation affects 1.1 billion people on the planet. It causes 80% of all sickness and disease, and kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Of the 42,000 deaths that occur each week from a lack of clean water and sanitation, 90% are children under 5. You can help. Brighton and charity: water have partnered to bring clean water to hospitals and clinics in Kenya. Just $20 can give a person clean, safe water for 20 years. learn more about charity: water

	Donate towards a Brighton well. 100% of your donation will directly build wells in clinics and hospitals in Kenya.  charity: water gives 100% of all donations to direct project costs, and partners with local organizations on the ground to drill wells and educate communities how to maintain their new water projects.
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		The goal of the Brighton Love Water initiative is to give clinics and hospitals in Kenya access to safe water. Where to buy Love Water. You can purchase Love water at any Brighton store location. Each bottle of Love water is $20 and 100% will directly fund freshwater projects. One $20 bottle can provide a person with safe, clean drinkng water for 20 years. visit brighton.com for store locations and more information >

		What happens after I donate? charity: water partners with Living Water International Kenya to implement the work on the ground.  A typical deep well in Kenya costs $35,000 - this includes the piping system for the hospital, storage tanks for the water and a community kiosk with taps.  A team of local Kenyan drillers is employed, and the drilling takes 4-6 days.

What happens after a well is built? The local community is engaged in the well building process, carrying out small tasks for free to reduce labor costs.  This also encourages community participation and ensures ownership after the well is complete.  When the well is built, a water committee is formed. It generally consists of 6-8 people, half of them female. In the case of hospitals, the committee will generally consist of nurses and hospital staff.

		What are the long-term effects of clean water? Wells transform communities. Preventable waterborne diseases are drastically decreased. long walks to muddy rivers and swamps are no longer necessary. Time spent collecting water is reduced, offering women a chance to earn an income and children a chance to get an education. Wells bring people together and offer improved health, a better quality of life, and hope for a better future.

	Last year in Kenya: the story of Mogotio Health Center.  charity: water drilled a well at a clinic in Kenya on September 7th of last year.
	Last September, we found a clinic in Kenya without clean water.  Mogotio Health Center had 20 nurses, no doctors, and served a surrounding population of 30,000 people.  The only water they had to use was as brown as mud. It was pumped from a nearby river, and unfiltered, it flowed through the clinic's taps.		We had to do something. We launched a birthday initiative in the month of September, asking people to give up their birthday gifts and ask for donations instead. 100% would go to give Mogotio clean water.  93 people joined us and $150 was raised. We drilled a well at Mogotio on September 7th, and were able to help two more hospitals and a school with the money raised.		On October 22nd, Dominic Mosa, the supervisor of Mogotio Clinic cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony and turned on the newly installed taps to see clean water flowing for the first time.  With the help of more than 700 people, the clinic's new taps now delivered clean, safe water at 4,200 liters per hour.
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