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A parent holds a cup of water to a child’s mouth in Kakuma, Kenya. The water access project there was a partnership between IsraAID and UMCOR.
Photo: Lameck Ododo, IsraAID
Billions of people around the world live without access to the basic human right of clean water. In collaboration with both Methodist and ecumenical partners, we are committed to increasing access to clean and safe water where it’s needed most. By improving the condition of sanitation facilities and raising awareness of sanitation and waste management practices, we reduce the spread of infection and water-borne disease while enhancing people’s overall quality of life.
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Photo by Lameck Ododo, IsraAID
McDowell County is one of the poorest in the U.S., and the communities of Anawalt, Leckie and Gary are some of the hardest hit by the current six-year water crisis. All have Methodist churches that are part of the Welch Charge.
To ease the burden of residents who have to purchase many gallons of drinking water weekly, the Welch Charge contacted the West Virginia Conference Disaster Response Coordinator, Jim McCune, for help. McCune’s United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) connection put him in touch with Global Ministries’ Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program.
A WASH grant allowed them to obtain a 500-gallon “water buffalo.” The conference disaster response team arranged to fill the portable water buffalo from the Welch water system, the county seat of McDowell, and transport it to Gary, where residents have been supplied with refillable containers. Residents of all three towns can come to get water, and volunteers will also continue deliveries for those who need it. Meanwhile, residents, including church members, continue to advocate state and local officials for a permanent solution to their aging, compromised water infrastructure. Full Story
