Jo’s Birthday Provides Clean Water in Cambodia

Drinking from dirty water sources is the number one cause of illness and death in rural Cambodia. But together we can help change that! We can give the gift of clean water to rural Cambodians by donating towards Asian Outreach Cambodia’s water and sanitation project.

In rural Cambodia, people walk long journeys to filthy ponds and streams in order to collect water used for drinking and cooking. This results in days off work and school due to dysentery, and at worst, death. Meanwhile, often there is clean water metres beneath their feet! I wanted to use my birthday as an opportunity to raise funds for Asian Outreach Cambodia, who are doing an amazing job at locating the best sites to drill for water and then building hand-pump wells which can serve entire villages.

In other cases, AOC supports individual families in building water filters which purify dirty water and make it drinkable. Also, without toilets, 'open defecation' in the bush is common for many families which can increase the contamination of local water-sources. AOC partners with families to build latrines so they have somewhere private, safe, and hygienic to go to the toilet.

We take for granted turning on the tap and being able to drink without fear of ill-health. By donating, you can offer that same opportunity to families in the rural area of Stung Treng, Cambodia.