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Water for the Massi tribe

Ad ID: 51669382
  Visits: 41
Location: San Diego
Date Listed: May-15-08

There is a Massi tribe that needs a well for clean water. My idea is to get people who will sponsor me while I fly.

I also would like to see people take on getting sponsors while they do what they do when playing (flying-bowling- walking-running etc.). Also I am looking for people that want to be involved in this activity in other ways promoting and managing this project.
 
My worldwide goal is $10,000.00 by July 31 2008

For this tribe what is so right now is:
1.  2 out of 3 children die before the age of 5 because of not having a clean water well.
2.  the elders die early in life because of not having a clean water well.
3.  The children and adults walk up to 20K a day carrying plastic jug to get any water at all.
4.  The water they do bring home is shared with wild animals and therefore contaminated
5.  The children are not getting an education because of the need to walk daily to get water to live.
They have started a fund raising campaign already and I want to add to these funds.
All money raised will go to them through GreenForce, using a paypal account they have set up for this purpose.

here is the website http://www.maasaimarathon.org   You can find the PayPal link there. Please let me know your involvement just so it can be tracked for the goal of 10k.
 from their website
"In Tanzania after years of little rain the search for water has become increasingly desperate. Initially it was the cattle that died, the very thing that the Maasai depend on to live. Now it's the village Elders, the sick and of course the most vulnerable of all, the children who are dying. All for the want of something we all take for granted every day – clean drinking water.
A group of young warriors from Eluai village have realised that, in order to survive, they must do something. Led by Isaya, a bright and charismatic young man they have decided to take on the responsibility of bringing clean drinking water to their village.
Retaining their pride and dignity they will run in the Flora London Marathon as 'Maasai', wearing their traditional clothing, jewellery and shoes made from car tyres. They will be carrying their shields and sticks just as they would if travelling across their homeland.
Such courage and dedication to preserving their homes and lifestyles should not go unnoticed or unrewarded."

Thank you in advance for helping these people. 
Mark
lifecoachmark@gmail.com
 
"In the scope of the Universe, we are all next door neighbors"

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