When I woke up this morning, I discovered an email in inbox from charity:water. I’d like to share it with you:

Today is World Water Day, and while a billion people on our planet still lack access to clean and safe drinking water, we’re excited about the great progress being made around the world. Through your help, charity: water has now funded 1,247 water projects in 14 countries, transforming the lives of more than 650,000 people. Our team just returned from visiting our wells in Central African Republic, and it gives us great joy to share these stories with you. - Scott Harrison, founder

“The end of the world.”
A Story by Esther Havens, Nicky Yates and Becky Straw.

“We saw you fly in,” the villagers told us, pointing to the sky. We’d arrived in Central African Republic (a.k.a. CAR). Since there’s only one flight in and out of the country per week, we knew they meant it. CAR is one of the poorest countries in the world, landlocked in the dead center of Africa.

Traveling 12 hours deep into a lush rainforest on narrow dirt roads, we bumped up and down violently in an SUV to a region that’s home to the African elephant, silverback gorilla, black mamba snake and also a forgotten people – the Bayaka Pygmies. The Bayakas are considered outcasts of society because they live in the jungle, often being viewed by others as “animals” of the rainforest.

Read the rest of the story and watch the charity: water slide show.

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