Water makes a real difference

We see the condition of Africa and it is hard to know where to begin. Aid sent out indisciminately may salve our consciences but do little good, or even harm. One of the best ways to give money is to support drinking water infrastructure. Not only does contaminated water bring an enormous amount of suffering through disease, the lack of a convenient source of water is economically crippling as women have no choice but to walk extraordinary distances on a daily basis to meet their family's most basic need. Studies have shown water infrastructure has the most powerful impact on development. Support health, women's rights and development -- give to Water Aid, or Pump Aid, who have won the St Andrew's Prize for the Environment for their pump design that can be easily repaired without importing expensive parts. Use the links to visit them. And then get Aquaid to supply water to your office.