This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2013 Christine Whittemore brought clean water to Kraoy Wat.
organized by Christine Whittemore
Help Christine give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.
$1,440
raised
$2,500
goal
Thank you for visiting this Charity:Water campaign which we’ve set up in honor of Martin J. Bergin who spent many years working in African countries where clean water was sparse. More specifically, in Burundi, Senegal and Ivory Coast – all developing countries where collecting water is primarily the work of women and children who walk for hours every day – oftentimes only finding water that will make them and their families very sick.
Martin Bergin’s wife, Nicole, and daughters, Nathalie and Christine, encourage you to donate to Charity:Water in lieu of flowers to help celebrate his wonderful life which started in 1919 and only just ended this October 2013. In so doing, you can participate in helping to solve the water crisis affecting so many.
You see, in Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year walking for water. Women and children usually bear the burden of water collection, walking miles to the nearest source, which is unprotected and likely contaminated.
Time spent walking and resulting diseases keep them from school, work and taking care of their families. Along their long walk, they're subjected to a greater risk of harassment and sexual assault. With safe water nearby, women are free to pursue new opportunities and improve their families’ lives.
$2,500 – the goal chosen for this campaign – will bring clean water to 125 people.
100% of everything raised in honor of Martin J. Bergin will directly fund water projects. And when those projects are finished, charity: water will send us proof in pictures and GPS coordinates, so we can see the actual people and communities we impacted.
You can learn more about Charity:Water by visiting http://www.charitywater.org/d2p/.
Thank you.
Nicole, Nathalie and Christine
Remembering your wonderful father.
Christine, we think you're incredible and love your campaign! Thanks for your support and the blog post! -- the charity: water team
Christine has partially funded 1 project.
Remembering Martin J. Bergin
This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2013 Christine Whittemore brought clean water to Kraoy Wat.
$1,440
raised and sent to the field
48
est. people served
100% of the money raised by this campaign is being used to bring clean water to help those in need. In 21 months we’ll be able to show you exactly where the money went and who it helped.