One of the treasures of New England is the compassion that is often shown in a number of different ways for those in need, whether they be in this region or beyond. An example of this is the effort by the East Haddam, CT, School District to raise enough money to have a well dug on the school grounds of Centre Escolar Canton Valle Nuevo, a public school in El Salvador.
The El Salvador school has no running water for its students, and the East Haddam Schools are working through H2O for Life to provide safe drinking water and proper plumbing for the school.
H20 for Life is a nonprofit organization that works to connect schools (as well as youth groups, businesses, faith organizations, clubs, and individuals) in the United States with schools in developing countries to complete WASH (WAter, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Schools projects.
The process is designed so that donor partners learn of the global water crisis through service-learning, outreach, and other educational avenues while raising funds to sponsor a WASH project at their recipient partner school. Through the process, students and adults may learn that they can make a difference in the lives of others by becoming energized global citizens and activists for change.
To access an East Haddam Today article on this initiative, please visit:
East Haddam Today: East Haddam students help share gift of H2O (5 JUN 11)
Background information:
H2O For Life
East Haddam School District
Town of East Haddam
Wikipedia: East Haddam, Connecticut
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