At stake: children’s lives and girls’ futures

The ripple effect of dirty water.   {NAME}, How long could you survive without water? The average person could probably live about three days. But you could die within hours if you drink dirty, contaminated water, contracting cholera or another water-related disease. Millions of children are dying like this. A child is dying of a water-related disease in less time than it takes you to read and act on this email. Every two minutes. Why? Because clean, safe drinking water at home is a luxury, not a commonality around the world. So women are walking long distances and risking their lives to fetch water for their families. Along the way, they are subjected to violence. They go because this is what any mother would do for her children. Girls pay the price too. Because fetching water is a half-a-day job, girls often quit school to help. They don’t get to choose their education when their survival depends on water. The ripple effect of dirty water affects children’s lives today and girls’ futures tomorrow. But not when you can help. Please give today, while CARE’s 3X match is still on, to triple your impact to fight the water crisis. For the mother whose child is sick with a water-related disease right now, your gift is urgent. For the girl who wants to return to school and pursue her dreams, your gift is life-changing. Give now: [care.org/cleanwaternow]( Urgently, Deepmala Mahla CARE V.P. Humanitarian Affairs CARE’s Match Grant appeal has a special match fund which will allow single gifts made online or postmarked by October 13, 2023, to be matched up to a total of $3,500,000. If your gift is postmarked after October 13, 2023, or after we’ve reached our total match goal, it will not be matched but will still support our lifesaving programs. Monthly gifts are not matched as part of this special fund. 151 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303-2420 CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of all people. [View this email online]( | [Get fewer emails from CARE or unsubscribe]( © 2023 CARE All Rights Reserved