The value of Water - how could I forget?

Cause Four: Water for Waslala

While compiling my original list of 'causes' I knew I felt like I was forgetting something important. It hit me today when I recieved an email from a wonderful friend and member of the Board of Directors of Water for Waslala.

This is a project started with a group of Villanova students who visited Waslala, Nicaragua on a service trip. What the discovered was a bleak situation: all the communities of Waslala lack electricity, sanitation systems, telephones, school supplies, teachers, schools themselves, paved roads, hospitals, and many, many jobs.

Water for Waslala is the perfect example of what a grassroots organization is capable of achieving with knowledge, passion, and dedication. Aside from raising crucial funds for clean water in Waslala, it also works to create greater awareness of global poverty across the country, in an effort to form a bridge of understanding and solidarity between the community of Waslala and the greater American community.

How can you help?

1. Donate: 70 cents of every dollar donated will be directly wired to Waslala, Nicaragua, to be used for buying the materials necessary to install a community’s water system.

2. Help create awareness: Attend events, spread the word, and tell your friends about communities like Waslala.