I've been a little out of pocket, blog-wise. In the past I have been fairly successful at keeping up with a self-imposed once-a-week posting schedule. Then our annual trip to Florida happened and all my best efforts went out the window....or got buried on the beach.....or evaporated into the beauty of the sinking sun each evening. Anyway, I was blissfully distracted.
Too lazy to write, but as always receiving information. Here is an organization worth checking out.
I am very interested in water insecurity in our world and how it impacts families, especially women and children. I am also very interested in Native American poverty issues. You will see lots of information on both in this blog in the future. So when I heard about this organization on CBS's 60 Minutes, I was intrigued.
Dig Deep - http://www.digdeep.org
"We defend water access as a human right." Through water access projects and education and advocacy programs, "DIGDEEP defends your human right to water. Our two functions work together to help every human being realize the rights we all share in common."
They are working with community and nonprofit leaders (partnering with St. Bonaventure) to bring improved water access to over 370 Navajo in New Mexico. The particular area they serve is about fifty miles west of Albuquerque. 13% of American Indians living on reservations face serious water poverty and/or wastewater disposal. St. Bonaventure delivers about 400 gallons of water to about 200 clients in a 15-20 mile radius each month. The same amount would last the average American citizen just four days. It's common for the Navajo to walk or drive to collect water, sometimes several miles.
This is a small project but is making people's lives so much easier. On the 60 Minutes report, to save resources family members were washing their hair in a tub and saving it to be used for another's hair. This is happening within the United States border.
So much more needs to be done and funds are being accumulated to complete a new well site.
Reviewing the nonprofit watchdog and review site, Guidestar, I saw that DIGDEEP's 2013 income was only about $253,000 so they obviously need donations. missing, There was a lot of requested information missing so donor beware. I suggest you review their website and Guidestar to determine your interest in supporting them. But the story I saw on 60 Minutes about their very worthwhile work on the Navajo Nation made me want to "dig deeper'.
This is not a faith-based organization.
They also have projects that are benefiting the citizens of South Sudan, Kashmir and Cameroon. If you are interested in the issues they are engaged in this might be a good organization to support.
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