Clean Water For Kenya

leodirac — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:23:44 +0000

My business school buddy Jeremy Farkas is heading off to Kenya soon. He says:

I’ll be developing marketing and distribution programs to broaden access to clean water for families living on as little as a few dollars a day. Every year over 1.6 million people, largely children under the age of 5, die of diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.

I really admire Jeremy for his can-do attitude, working on very important problems that are not at all close to home. I invite all of you to follow along on his blog Clean Water For All and if you feel so moved to help them out.

Bluenile Children’s Organization

leodirac — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Seattle Times just ran a story about a local non-profit that I’m quite fond of. Blue Nile Children’s Organization has been supporting orphans in Ethiopia for years. For $30/month donors, mostly local to Seattle, provide Ethiopian children with basic necessities and access to education. Now they’re expanding the scope of their support by building a medical clinic in Addis Adaba. From the ground up. It’s quite impressive. It will be run by Ethiopian doctors, with regular visits from US and Candian physicians who will help both provide care and train the local staff in specialty procedures.

If you’d like to hear more about BNCO, consider coming to their annual fund-raising Gala on February 21st. Guaranteed good food and entertainment on top of all the worthwhile stuff. Or read the Times story. It mentions my wonderful fiance (did I mention that I’m engaged?) and her ongoing efforts to support the clinic. I’m really looking forward to seeing it in person when it’s built and operating!

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Clean Water For Kenya

Bluenile Children’s Organization