(Photo credit: Zakher Association)
Beginning yesterday on World Water Day, we posted information about MADRE's work to demand the right to water for all, and how you can get involved. In the coming days, we will continue to share updates from our water projects in Gaza, Nicaragua and Kenya.
Today, we're focusing on Gaza. Gaza’s water crisis is one of the most urgent humanitarian crises in the region. In Gaza City, many houses have running water only once a week, and in some of the poorest communities, families do not have taps in or near their homes. As a result, women and their families are left without clean drinking water.
MADRE has been working with our partner, the Zakher Association, to ensure that women and their families have reliable, affordable and clean water. Through your support of “Clean Water for Gaza" we are installing water filters in key parts of Gaza City, including schools and kindergartens. Our efforts reduce the dangers of water contamination and provide safe drinking water for women, their children and families. By installing four water filters in kindergartens, we gave 600 children clean drinking water in their classrooms.
To read the full project update on the MADRE website, and to hear how your support goes toward helping women like Maryam, click here. To learn more about MADRE's Clean Water for Gaza project, click here.
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