International Aid Fund

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Simply, ESN’s International Aid Fund is a sector of ESN which steps away from the business for a moment and focus’ on the needs of the less fortunate. Each year we work in conjunction with a different charity, set a specific goal, and work together as a community to raise money to reach these goals.

This year: 2012

Charity: charity:water

Goal: To raise enough funds (US$15,000) to build THREE clean water wells in THREE different communities who lack access to clean water.

By continuously striving to practice good business via educating ourselves, making smart and conscious decisions, effective marketing strategies, and of course networking, it is a shared hope that we may find success in our individual industries so that we can support ourselves and our families while doing something that we love.

Unfortunately, for almost a billion people around the world practicing good business is not on the every day schedule for one reason: unclean water. This means a billion people (about one in eight of us) must focus their day to day efforts on finding clean drinking water to ensure their family’s survival, and those who do not find it will likely find themselves as one of the 42,000 people that die every week due to lack of safe water and sanitation. It is for this reason, among the many other effects of unsafe water, that ESN has chosen to take up the cause and  raise funds to provide clean water by building clean water wells. But we can’t do it alone, you can make a difference as well.

ONE IN EIGHT PEOPLE ON THE PLANET DON’T HAVE
ACCESS TO SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER.

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WHY WATER.
Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
WHO WE ARE.
charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.
GET INVOLVED.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to fetch water that is likely to make them sick. Those hours are crucial, preventing many from working or attending school. Additionally, collecting water puts them at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault. Children are especially vulnerable to the consequences of unsafe water.  Of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under 5 years old.
OUR PLANET IS 70% WATER.97.5% OF THAT IS SALTWATER.
THIS MEANS ONLY 2.5% IS AVAILABLE FOR THE 6 BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET TODAY.
We get our water from the 30% of freshwater that exists in underground lakes and aquifers – mainly by digging wells.  Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean water just below the ground, but no way to get to it. Here’s where we, and our partner organizations come in.
HOW WE WORK
Drilling a well can cost an average of $5,000 and many living on less than $1 a day can not afford one in their community, even if the money is combined. With the help of exemplary organizations on the ground, we can drill wells and provide people with this basic, essential need. charity: water partners with local organizations in each country where we work, choosing the partners based on expertise and the ability to impact real, sustainable change in the communities they benefit. For more information on how we select our partners, and who we work with.
BUILDING WELLS
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 community ownership after the project 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. In schools, the committee would likely be comprised of teachers. Since charity: was founded and began activity in August 2006, we have funded the construction of more than 2,321 projects that, when completed, will provide clean drinking water to over 1,000,000 people. We’re just getting started.
YOU CAN HELP
Donate to ESN directly via cash, cheque or VISA, or simply donate quickly and safely via PAYPAL below! Today you can make a difference.
100% goes directly to project costs.

WHY WATER.

Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.

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WHO WE ARE.

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. We give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.

GET INVOLVED.

Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to fetch water that is likely to make them sick. Those hours are crucial, preventing many from working or attending school. Additionally, collecting water puts them at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault. Children are especially vulnerable to the consequences of unsafe water.Of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under 5 years old.

OUR PLANET IS 70% WATER. 97.5% OF THAT IS SALTWATER.

THIS MEANS ONLY 2.5% IS AVAILABLE FOR THE 6 BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET TODAY.

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We get our water from the 30% of freshwater that exists in underground lakes and aquifers – mainly by digging wells.Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean water just below the ground, but no way to get to it. Here’s where we, and our partner organizations come in.

HOW WE WORK

Drilling a well can cost an average of $5,000 and many living on less than $1 a day can not afford one in their community, even if the money is combined. With the help of exemplary organizations on the ground, we can drill wells and provide people with this basic, essential need. charity: water partners with local organizations in each country where we work, choosing the partners based on expertise and the ability to impact real, sustainable change in the communities they benefit. For more information on how we select our partners, and who we work with.

BUILDING WELLS

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 community ownership after the project 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. In schools, the committee would likely be comprised of teachers. Since charity: was founded and began activity in August 2006, we have funded the construction of more than 2,321 projects that, when completed, will provide clean drinking water to over 1,000,000 people. We’re just getting started.

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YOU CAN HELP

By credit card: call ESN Offices :604-303-6580.
By cheque, send to:
ESN, #237-991 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C.,
V6Z 1V3.

100% goes directly to project costs.

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