The Milgis Trust has been incredibly lucky to have the support of the Voss Foundation for two wonderful projects so far in the remote villages of Latakwen and Swari.
These water projects improve health, hygiene and living standards for all the communtiy especially the women and their families. With such support the Milgis Trust can install access to clean water at schools, medical clinics, and water kiosks within the communities.
With the Voss Foundation the Milgis Trust's ground team along with the community dig deep kisimas (hand dug water wells) in the seasonal rivers, then install a solar pump and piping to transport the water to spigots in the village's infirmary, school, and a centrally-located kiosk. To implement the project and oversee its success, the Trust in partnership with the community elects an elder and maintenance committee to oversee the well, pump, and pipeline to ensure ongoing sustainability.
The Voss Foundation is dedicated to providing access to pure, clean drinking water to Sub-Saharan African communities. They help meet these needs through a unique approach, which ensures local ownership and long-term sustainability.
The Voss Foundation’s primary targets are women and children, with a special focus on adolescent girls – an often overlooked and under-serviced demographic that is particularly at risk.
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Text A Drop
The Voss Foundation joins Virgin Unite and Project Clean Water, it’s Give A Drop partners, in launching Text A Drop
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The Give A Drop campaign raises money through www.giveadrop.com and Text A Drop text message donations.
To make a $5.00 donation by mobile phone anywhere in the US, just text the message DROP to phone number 85944.
Text A Drop provides another simple way that individuals can help solve the global water crisis one text - one drop - at a time.
Give A Drop is a alliance between Project Clean Water, Virgin Unite, and the Voss Foundation to address the worldwide water problem.
Show you care. Give A Drop. Text A Drop.
