Water Missions International (WMI) matches Variety’s $100,000 grant from National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) for clean water in Haiti. The project now is expanded to $200,000 and will drill wells in remote villages. Water for Health” in 10 villagesThis will also create a micro-finance system that will support Variety’s child health workers.
DID YOU KNOW...
1.1 billion people lack access to clean water
80% of all illnesses and 25,000 deaths per day are water related
Five children die from water related illness every minute
- World Health Organization
We shall not finally defeat AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, or any of the other infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation and basic health care.
Kofi Annan, Former United Nations Secretary-General
