One of my pharmacist co-workers has traveled to Mexico for the last eight years with a team of people who volunteer to serve both the medical and spiritual needs of the people in a very poor area. He recently posted a call for help to provide clean water to the people of that area through Healing Waters International.
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Through partnerships with local churches, the organization not only provides water but long-term community development education. The Healing Waters approach is three-pronged, as described on their website:
1. Water Treatment Solutions: Our engineers develop scalable, cost-effective water treatment systems that can be transported, installed and locally operated anywhere in the world.
2. Health and Hygiene Education: A “train the trainer” approach equips local leaders to instill healthy habits through ongoing education for children, young women and adults.
3. Local Ownership Model: Every project is community-owned and operated, with accountability for measurable results so that long-term transformation takes root.
Click on the links to learn more about getting involved from making a one-time or monthly contribution to joining a transformation trip. You can also follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook; then help spread the word.
To specifically help my co-worker’s efforts, please add “Sierra District Water Project” in the special instructions comment box on the donations page. I hope you’ll join me in giving to this very worthy cause.
