Say Yes Say Yebo to Life Giving Water
Approximately 80% of sickness in Africa is related to bad water.
The problem is almost unimaginable. Over a billion people without access to clean water is staggering, it's hard to rap your mind around. We are dedicated to being a part of the solution to this problem by drilling wells in communities that desparetly need water.. All over Africa lack of access to clean water is bringing sickness and death.
With your help we can make a difference. Together we can show God's love by bring life giving water to the beautiful people of Africa.
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- Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation.
- Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three living on less than $1 a day.
- More than 660 million people without sanitation live on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day.
- Access to piped water into the household averages about 85% for the wealthiest 20% of the population, compared with 25% for the poorest 20%.
- 1.8 billion people who have access to a water source within 1 kilometre, but not in their house or yard, consume around 20 litres per day. In the United Kingdom the average person uses more than 50 litres of water a day flushing toilets (where average daily water usage is about 150 liters a day. The highest average water use in the world is in the US, at 600 liters day.
- Some 1.8 million child deaths each year as a result of diarrhea.
- The loss of 443 million school days each year from water-related illness.
- Close to half of all people in developing countries suffering at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits.
- Millions of women are spending several hours a day collecting water.
- To these human costs can be added the massive economic waste associated with the water and sanitation deficit.… The costs associated with health spending, productivity losses and labour diversions … are greatest in some of the poorest countries. Sub-Saharan Africa loses about 5% of GDP, or some $28.4 billion annually, a figure that exceeds total aid flows and debt relief to the region in 2003.
- 2006 United Nations Human Development Report
SayYebo Life Giving Water
Began With A Dream
By Tom Ward, Sr.
Co-founder SayYebo
SayYebo Life Giving Water began with an African lady named Mary who fulfilled her dream of coming to America. My relationship with her has given birth to a dream in my heart. Mary is from Kenya and she’s a street vendor. Gloria, my wife, and I saw her again last month tending her little jewelry stand in Soho a section of New York City. I talked to her about reading an article regarding the desperate need for clean drinking water in Africa.
The article said that women in Africa spend an estimated total of 250 Million hours per year carrying water for their families. I asked Mary if she had that problem in Kenya. She said, “Oh yes, I spent 10 hours a day getting water. It was a 5 hour walk to get to clean water and a 5 hour walk carrying gallons of water on my head to get back home. And, then I spent 2 more hours foraging through the bush looking for some sticks so I could cook some dinner.”
When I heard that tears filled my eyes and a God-dream was born in my heart. That conversation with Mary was a defining moment for me. In an instant God spoke to my heart and said, “I want you to drill at least one well a year in Africa to help these hurting people.” I began to tell people about my dream and in just a few months we have already raised the money for the first well to be drilled in the bush outside of Ndola, Zambia near a school and community where there is no clean drinking water.
I am thrilled how fast God worked to provide the money for our first well. Drilling a life-giving wells in Africa is one of my dreams and now it has become a SayYebo dream.
These beautiful children in the bush outside of Ndola, Zambia will no longer have to boil their water at school or go home thirsty.
They now have
Life Giving Water
provided by generous
donations to
SayYebo.
