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Noor's Story...
"The impact of working through local grassroots organizations can be seen through Noor’s story. Noor is a little girl in a rural community in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although water is readily available in her community through hand dug wells and a nearby river, she was regularly sick and unable to attend school or help at home because her water sources are contaminated. A local partner of Blood:Water has recently been working in Noor’s village. Because groundwater is not available in this area, the local partner is working to install biosand filters (a simple, locally sustainable technology) in homes within the community, and Noor’s home received a filter. She also participated in activities that taught her about proper hygiene and sanitation that will help to keep her healthy. Now, Noor is able to regularly attend school because she is not sick from water borne diseases. Other family members have also been directly impacted by this local partner. Noor’s mother is HIV-positive and has joined a support group, which has connected her with resources available at the local health clinic which together have provided her with new found hope and strength to be a mother, with better health and a community of friends supporting her. Noor’s family has been forever changed by the holistic efforts of Blood:Water’s local partner."
-Jena Lee Nardella, Executive Director, BWM
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