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An inspired perspective from the folks at People Water:

“We give because we want everyone in the world to have a chance to be happy. That’s it. That is the only reason. We want everyone to have clean water for the simple reason that it is a lot harder to be happy when you’re sick–and it’s a lot harder to be healthy when the water you drink is killing you.We are so lucky. Clean water is a blessing which we often take for granted. Have you ever thought about all the other blessings and opportunities clean water grants us? It gives us the chance to grow up. The chance to chase our dreams. The chance to fall in love. The chance to have families. The chance to grow old.”

Like millions of viewers, I watched Emily and Jef fall in love on “The Bachelorette”. Recently, I came across an article in the Huffington Post about their visit to Ghana, where Jef’s company People Water has built wells to provide clean a water resource to an area currently in crisis.

The company is built on the simple (but brilliant) idea that the easier it is for people to help each other, the more likely it is that they will do it. Their Drop for Drop commitment states that for every bottle of People Water you buy, an equal amount is given to people in need (essentially, you are drinking for two).

People Water’s eco-friendly bottles are both, biodegradable and recyclable. To learn how you can get involved visit www.peoplewater.com/ambassador-program

They are a cause-driven business committed to alleviating the global water crisis (not a charity or a non-profit organization). Simply a business with conscience  and a plan… to change the world.

Important info via People Water:

• An average well provides 1,000 liters of water per day. Over a 10-year period, that’s over 3 million liters of clean water.
• 3.575 million people die each year from water related diseases.
• Half of the hospital beds in the world are occupied by patients suffering from diseases associated with lack of access to safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene.
• Investment in drinking water and sanitation would result in 272 million more days of school attended each year.
• In some areas where water-gathering is impossible, private distributors charge full market prices, forcing the poorest households to spend up to 11% of their income on life’s most basic need.