Watershed
Over 1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and one child dies every 15 seconds from diseases caused by lack of clean water.
We know that, on average, it costs £10 to provide a family with water for life and so, across the globe, through The Salvation Army’s Watershed programme, we are helping to provide wells, rainwater collection points, water storage, standpipes and water tankers. These are vital, otherwise local residents are dependent on water sources which may be contaminated, leading to disease.
The Salvation Army is working with local people to dig wells and drill boreholes. Each water source will operate from a hand pump which will allow local people to maintain the equipment and ensure that water keeps flowing.
A number of Corps have commited themselves to this scheme and have accepted responsibilty for financing an individual small project to the cost of £3000. Chatham is one of these Corps and we have been allocated Moxico Province, Angola, West Africa.
So, if you would like to help us provide this resource to our Angolan friends, we would be pleased to receive your donation. Please send cheques, made payable to ‘The Salvation Army’ to Bev Hudson (Service Group Leader) at 84 Academy Drive, Gillingham, ME7 3EG or Graham Hatton (Corps Treasurer) at 11 Walderslade Road, Chatham, ME4 6PA.
Your donation will be gratefully received. Remember, just £10 provides a family with clean water FOR LIFE. To date we have raised approximately £1200 so please help us gain our target.
(We acknowledge The Salvation Army’s International Development UK Leaflet ‘Watershed’ for the above information)