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About usLiving Water Africa was launched on the 23rd January 2010 in Salisbury Cathedral, at the memorial service for Samantha Verschueren. After witnessing water poverty first hand during a trip to Mombasa, Kenya in 2008, Samantha shared with her family a deep concern for this appalling problem. Living Water Africa was then set up in her loving memory, following her passing on 22nd August 2009. |
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Our principlesWe believe in “Straight Through Giving”. This means that 100% of the money we receive for the charity goes straight through to projects - and none of it goes to meeting administration costs or overheads. These other costs are met by special friends of the charity who specifically want to help us in that area. We believe in the “Starfish Principle” (see right). We know we cannot solve the global problem of Water Poverty - it is too big. However we can and will solve the problem for each community we work with. And we know that will make a huge difference to those communities. We believe in the crucial need for collaboration, sharing of knowledge and experience, and pooling of resources in order to tackle the global problem of Water Poverty. We will form partnerships with other organisations to create synergy and increase effectiveness wherever possible. These partnerships are with other international and UK-based charities, but also with trusted local organisations and communities. We spend much time and care selecting our partners; investing your generous donations wisely is our top priority, whether this is in digging new wells or restoring existing but out-of-use water supplies. For an update on our current water projects have a look at our news page. |
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.” “Son,” the man said, “Don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said, "I made a difference for that one.” Professor Loren Eisley 1969 |
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