Clean water + education = bigger dreams x brighter futures

Plus, a pop quiz: What percentage of your gift funds clean water?Plus, a pop quiz: What percentage of your gift funds clean water? [charity: water logo] [A photo of Netra teaching two young Nepalese girls]( [100% gives clean water] We’ve said it before (since the very first day) and we’ll say it again (and again and again): Every single penny you give goes straight to clean water. Private donors fund our operating costs so that you can [give with confidence]( knowing exactly what your money provides. [Illustration of a wave] [...and clean water gives education] It might not seem like the most linear equation. What does water have to do with education? But step inside Netra’s classroom with us and you’ll see just what we mean. When Netra was a student in the mountaintop community of Ambote, Nepal, he and his classmates made their way up to school each morning by maneuvering a zig-zagging path with great care. But the treacherous climb was only one of the dangers students faced, and falls weren’t actually all that common. Falling ill? That was a regular occurrence. Without access to clean water, sickness was a daily reality. Netra returned to the school of his youth in 2009, this time as a teacher. But he found that nothing had changed. “It was almost like a pandemic due to dirty water,” he shared. The trend continued — pervasive sickness, empty classrooms — until 2016, when supporters like you funded a water project that brought clean water directly to the school and surrounding community. These days, those once-empty classrooms are now full — so full that the school recently expanded to a brand new building. And even though their present experience has changed dramatically, Netra has noticed the biggest difference in his students' ambitions for the future. [A photo of Netra] "When I was little, there was no such thing as dreaming to be an engineer, teacher, or pilot. Because the environment didn’t nurture such kinds of ambition. The difference is between heaven and earth." - NETRA [Illustration of a wave] [Give more students a path to bigger dreams] This holiday season, you can help 200 more communities like Netra’s get the clean water they deserve. charity: water supporters have already funded 130 communities, which means 70 are still waiting. Will you help? [GIVE CLEAN WATER]( [GIVE CLEAN WATER]( Your generosity makes all the difference in the world — the difference between heaven and earth, as Netra would say. Thank you for making these essential, life-changing differences possible. – your friends at charity: water [100% Funds Water Projects] [Jerry Can logo] PO Box 5026, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5026 [Update My Preferences]( | [View In Browser](