{"id":72,"date":"2009-12-27T20:18:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-27T20:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gutcheckamerica.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2009-12-28T02:37:58","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T02:37:58","slug":"72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gutcheckamerica.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Revolution: Clean Water Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This the incredible story of Scott Harrison<\/a> and how his equally incredible non-profit, charity:water, was started.\u00a0 I am a grizzled, cynical, former investigative reporter.\u00a0 I KNOW how to sniff out a scam organization; charity:water is no scam.\u00a0 They bend over backwards to show you that all the money you give for a specific project GOES to that project.<\/p>\n

From their mission statement:<\/p>\n

Most of us have never really been thirsty. We\u2019ve never had to leave our houses and walk 5 miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. Yet there are a billion people on the planet who don\u2019t have clean water<\/a>.
\nIt\u2019s hard to imagine what a billion people looks like really, but one in eight might be easier. One in eight people in our world don\u2019t have access to the most basic of human needs. Something we can\u2019t imagine going 12 hours without.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Luxury Lab – Scott Harrison of <\/a>charity: water<\/a> from charity: water<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here, we\u2019d like to introduce you to a few of those billion people. They are very real, and they need our help. They didn\u2019t choose to be born into a village where the only source of water is a polluted swamp. And I didn\u2019t choose to be born in a country where even the homeless have access to clean water and a toilet.
\nI invite you to put yourself in their shoes. Follow them on their daily journey. Carry 80 pounds of water in yellow fuel cans. Dig with their children in sand for water. Line up at a well and wait 8 hours for a turn.<\/p>\n

Now, make a decision to help. We\u2019re not offering grand solutions and billion dollar schemes, but instead, simple things that work. Things like freshwater wells, rainwater catchments and sand filters. For about $20 a person, we know how to help millions of people.<\/p>\n

Start by helping one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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