Jars of Clay completes 1,000 Wells Project
More than 700,000 people in Africa are drinking clean water today thanks to multi-platinum Christian band Jars of Clay.The group recently met their goal of providing clean water to 1,000 African communities through the organization they founded, Blood:Water Mission, and its 1,000 Wells Project.
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Over five years, they ended up raising nearly $7 million for water and sanitation projects as well as hygiene training, and they made multiple trips to Africa to see the progress firsthand.
What they found is that life with clean, accessible water is much different. Women and children no longer have to walk miles a day to draw water from a dirty source or deal with the stomach aches, skin diseases and diarrhea that comes with it.
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The band members emphasize that water projects are all led by locals, usually the women, who decide what type of water source their village needs and how to implement it.
To raise money, the band relies largely on creative grass roots efforts.
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“We may add a zero to that, make it 10,000 wells or go for another 1,000,” said guitarist Stephen Mason. “The challenge with Blood:Water and with Jars is to continue to dream big about what we can do to make the world a better place, and we’ll see where that story leads us next.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com
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