Good News: 68 million steps in the right direction.

We’re getting closer to ending the water crisis.We’re getting closer to ending the water crisis. [Good News] [Photo of a person holding up a glass of dirty water from the previous water source and a glass of clean water from the current water source]( [October is upon us. ] When we tell you that there are 703 million people in the world without clean water, it can feel a bit overwhelming. But what if we told you that this figure, recently updated by the World Health Organization, represents a major step in the right direction? We asked Scott Miller, charity: water’s Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, to put this enormous—but encouraging! —number in context. [Watch the video over here.]( Trust us. It is, as the name of this email suggests, good news. [WATCH THE VIDEO]( [WATCH THE VIDEO]( [A Nepalis man and child with earthquake debris behind them. ]( An Update on Nepal’s Recent Earthquake We’re grieving with our friends and colleagues in Nepal in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that took the lives of more than 150 people. The epicenter was in Jajarkot, a district we’ve been working in with Helvetas for the past five years. While we aren’t equipped to handle crisis response outside of providing emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene services within our active working areas and repairing any broken projects in communities we’ve supported, our local partner Helvetas is more than ready to answer the call. [LEARN]( [Some More Good News] [Give Freely logo]( Going Shopping? Give Freely. Give Freely is a new browser extension that lets you turn your online shopping into impact. Planning to do some Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping? Give Freely will find coupons for you — and contribute to your favorite charity (that’s us, right?) at no additional cost to you. Install the extension and choose us as your charity of choice, and Give Freely will donate $10 to charity: water. [WANT TO GIVE MORE? GET SHOPPING!]( [FreeWill logo]( Will you or won’t you? It’s never too early to create your will. After all, a will isn’t just about money and stuff. It’s a means of protecting the people you love, and ensuring you leave a legacy that you’re proud of (perhaps as a longstanding provider of clean water?). Write yours today with FreeWill — it’s simple, free and fast. Like, twenty minutes fast. [GET STARTED]( [Thank you] 703 million people without clean water means we still have our work cut out for us. But let’s take a moment to celebrate the 68 million people who have gained access to clean water [in the last two years] — in part thanks to your support. We can’t take credit for all 68 million, obviously, but together we are bringing water to millions of people: over 17 million, at last count. And we’re just getting started. As we approach this most thankful of holidays, we want to express our gratitude to you. It’s because of your support that we’re confident we can — and will — solve the global water crisis. Thank you (times a million). [Boy in Madagascar filling a glass with clean water from a tap stand ] PO Box 5026, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5026 [Update My Preferences]( | [View In Browser](