Every Day Of Every Year:

30,000 children in the third world die from .
drinking dirty water

@ Millions of women'spend up to 5 hours walking _
as far as 10 kilometres to fetch water for their /
families

Through WaterCan You Can Help
Them Get The Water They Need

WaterCan is a non-profit agency that raises money
for small clean water projects in the third world;
where a well, a pump or a Storage reservoir can
make a great difference.

@ All our projects involve the active participation
of the entire community

Each project is implemented by a recognized
Canadian Agency with qualified personnel in
the field

Every dollar you give is matched by the
Canadian government.

Contributions
Have Helped

& The drilling of borehole wells and the
installation of 20 handpumps provided clean
water to 5000 people in Kenya (sponsored by
Sechelt and West Vancouver)

The capping and protection of 11 springs
provided clean water to 20,000 people in
Ethiopia (sponsored by Toronto)

The building of wells provided clean water to
12,000 people in 30 communities of Sri Lanka
(sponsored by Dartmouth, East York and
Toronto)

Since its creation in 1987, WaterCan has
supported over 30 projects in 20 countries,
bringing clean water to thousands and
thousands of people.

Without Water There Is No Life

Much more needs to be done in order to
bring clean water to communities around
the world,

@ 1200 million people have no access to
safe water supply

@ 1700 million people have no access to
sanitation

We can provide access to clean water for
as little as $10 per person,

Roger Lemovrie
SACDICIDA
India