Just a Drop
Worth its weight in water
ILTM proudly supports Over 1.4 million children die Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Just a Drop, the water-aid every year, that’s one child Swaziland, Tanzania,
charity that is working in every 20 seconds, from Uganda, Zambia and
developing countries to water borne diseases such Zimbabwe.
combat child mortality as cholera, dysentery and But the list doesn’t have to
and adult illness caused diarrhoea, caused by either stop there…you can help us
by unsafe water. the lack of access to fresh support Just a Drop and
In the months ahead we water or polluted water. reach out to a community in
will be reporting on a Polluted need, by making a one off
number of new initiatives in water is the
which ILTM members can biggest killer
get involved in supporting of children
Just £1 can deliver clean,
this worthy and under the
safe water to a child for
commendable cause. age of 5 in
the world for
nearly 10 years
What is Just a Drop?
although we
Moved by the plight of so
can survive a month without donation through
many youngsters
food; we can only survive 3 www.iltm.net/justadrop
throughout the world, where
days without water. It is the Look out for regular Just a
clean water is still a luxury,
very essence of our being. Drop updates in The Insider
not a right, Just a Drop was
Just a Drop has raised over and other ILTM initiatives to
launched in 1998 as a
£1million and supported show your support.■
dedicated water aid charity.
900,000 people in 28
The charity raises
countries around the world
desperately needed funds
building wells in
to build wells, bore holes,
Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
hand pumps and run health
Bolivia, Cambodia, Central
and sanitation programmes
America, Chile, Ecuador,
that will offer these children
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia,
the most precious gift on
Kenya, Malawi, Mongolia,
earth – the chance of a
Morocco, Mozambique,
healthy life.
Nicaragua, Niger,
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