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7th Grade Students "Walk For Water"
In South Sudan, millions of women and children trek for up to eight hours a day to collect water from marshes, ditches, or hand-dug wells where water is often contaminated with parasites and bacteria. The results are sickness, even death.
Water for South Sudan creates opportunities for people in remote, rural areas in South Sudan to change their lives. By providing access to clean, safe water and facilitating hygiene education, Water for South Sudan sows the seeds for growth. Once a well is drilled, schools, markets, and clinics spring up, and life changes, especially for women and girls.
After reading Salva Dut’s compelling story as told by Linda Sue Park in “A Long Walk to Water,” the seventh grade class at Wood River Middle School has undertaken the challenge to raise $15,000 to sponsor the building of a well in South Sudan. Students will participate in the Walk For Water event by walking laps on the WRMS track while carrying water. If you would like to sponsor a seventh-grade student, please contact any of the 7th-grade teachers.
You can also donate directly to the program online through CrowdRise