I decided to write about “Charity: Water” a non-profit organization that uses 20 dollar donations, to build wells that pump clean, safe, life saving water to the people around the world that need it the most. This Charity is an example of a social entrepreneurship considering that their focus is on improving people’s lives by providing clean water to people in Africa that need it in an innovative way. This organization is leaded by an entrepeneur, Scott Harrison, because he found a new way of doing things, and an opportunity that could be exploited.
They have the opportunity to help African villages in need with the help of people around the world and local communities to move the economy of that place forward. They rely on donations and volunteers since every penny is put into their cause, and by embracing new technologies they are able to help more people. They’ve globalized a local issue, by giving foreign people the opportunity to help.
Their goal is to get donations, and to do so they use a video showing how families that live with less than $1 a day, have to walk for hours to collect water, water that is not even clean. This time spent collecting water, is time that could be used on learning to read or write. The problem is solvable; as technology improves there are more options on ways to build wells that pump clean, safe and life saving water to the 1.1 billion people that need it.
Clean water means fewer diseases, which means less money spent on medicines and more money spent on ways to improve education and people’s lives. Clean water also means fewer deaths due to unsafe water. They’ve found a way to get local companies and community members together to assist with the construction of wells. This helps strengthen the community and guarantees it is a long-lasting project.
Link to the Video: Water Changes Everything
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