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Over 4,000 children die every day from water related diseases. Providing clean water is essential for fighting poverty, diseases, deaths and empowering women.
More than one billion people have no access to clean drinking water. WaterCan is a registered Canadian charity that is dedicated to providing clean drinking water to the world’s poor. They’re presently active with several projects in Africa such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. WaterCan also promotes public education in Canada with the aim to provide clean water internationally. They have helped over one million people in 32 developing countries since 1987 and continue to be committed to campaign for more. Safe drinking water is an important component for fighting poverty.
Margaret Trudeau was appointed Honorary President of WaterCan in 2002. She became a supporter in 1996 and visited Uganda in 1997 and again in 2000 to help make a difference. She also contributes by assisting with numerous campaigns, providing interviews and attending speaking engagements. W5 made a documentary of her trip to Uganda in 2000 called “Margaret’s Pilgrimage.” More recently she traveled to Ethiopia to lead WaterCan’s second Study Tour with her daughter in law Sophie Grégoire, supporters and staff. The documentary from the trip to Ethiopia last fall is called “A Window Opens: Margaret and Sophie in Ethiopia” and will air on May the 12th on CTV. This trip is also featured in Hello! magazine which has already hit the stands. Some ways that we can remind the government that clean water matters to us:
For references and information see: WaterCan website
The copyright of the article Campaign for Clean Water in Africa in Anti-Poverty Activism is owned by Sandra Williams. Permission to republish Campaign for Clean Water in Africa in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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