Charity

charity: water

Hi Rocky, we have an update on
the money you raised.

Check out the latest video by charity: water; especially 1:22 you get a glimpse of Rocky working on OUR Campaign!

mycharity: water campaign in 2011 was sent to our local partners in the field. Here's a little update on how your hard-earned funds are being used to provide life's most basic need.

The money you raised through your

Your money was sent to Ethiopia and Malawi.

mycharity: water campaigns to help thousands of people in Ethiopia and Malawi. We invested your money with our local partners, Relief Society of Tigray (REST) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Ethiopia and Pump Aid in Malawi, to build and rehabilitate freshwater wells and spring protections for people in need. They're also teaching communities about safe hygiene practices and forming local Water Committees to look after the projects when they're finished.

About six months ago, your funds were pooled with those of other

When your projects are complete, our partners will go back and collect GPS coordinates, photos and other details from each community. Then, they'll send all the data to us so we can create a project report for you and all your donors to share! We don't consider a project fully finished until the local Water Committees have been trained and the community has taken responsibility for their water point.

Our Director of Water Programs, Nat Paynter, just returned from Malawi last month and wanted to share how mycharity: water funds are making a difference:

We can't wait to report back to you later this year as the work continues in Malawi and Ethiopia. When the projects are complete, you'll be able to see the actual communities you've helped. Thanks so much for your passion and support, and if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to email our mycharity: water community manager,

-- the charity: water team

From our staff: a first-hand update on the progress in Malawi.

Malawi is a small, landlocked country in southern Africa with low access to water and sanitation. We're actually here at the end of the rainy season, when the hills are green, the rivers are swollen and the water table is high. But for most of the year, Malawi suffers from chronic water shortages and can't count on predictable rain. The PumpAid program we visited is just outside the capital of Lilongwe, in a district called Mchinji, near the Zambian border. To help the communities get water, PumpAid uses a special low-cost technology - the Elephant Pump - which can be manufactured locally and is easy for the communities to use and maintain. Back in December - during the height of the dry season - PumpAid staff were visiting communities and laying the groundwork to install the pump. They prefer to do the pre-work in the dry season, when the water table is at its lowest, so that they know how deep to dig the well. Now that the rains are tapering off, the pump installation team enters its busy season. First, they need to prepare communities and make sure there is a sense of ownership for the new well. Then, they'll start building the well, which takes 1-2 weeks. After construction, PumpAid staff will come back to the villages to set up Water Committees, train the community in maintenance and connect them to an area mechanic who can help with bigger repairs if they're needed in the future.

Stay tuned!

Rocky has been working with an amazing non-profit organization called CHARITY:WATER. This year Rocky had an idea to start a campaign. Together, we raised $5251. Enough to build water well! To all those who donated, you will be able to GPS Track the progress of our well. Congrats! To donate or start your own campaign to this beautiful charity please click on the link below. Check out the progress videos below from our 2011 Campaign!







On Sunday March 27th, Rocky and his friends along with thousands of others joined forces with Josh Duhamel in the Relief Run for Japan. On March 11th Japan was his with a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami. Rocky felt it was important to take action and what better way than the Youth Run for Japan! Check out the video blog made my Rocky and his friends. HOPE FOR JAPAN!

Water Changes Everything. from charity: water on Vimeo.

Los Angeles | Pilates for Water

President Obama speaks about charity: water at the National Prayer Breakfast. from charity: water on Vimeo.

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