Pat and Michelle Danly

Pat and Michelle Danly's Fundraiser

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Michelle Danly's Birthday Fundraiser

Join me in funding a Healthy Village program for my birthday

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$500 towards $8,000

Hey Friends & Family,
Many of you know that I just returned from a visit to Uganda, Africa through my work at WELLS OF LIFE. This was a life changing trip for me, and I can’t wait to share more with all of you over the next few weeks.
August 7th is my BIRTHDAY! WOOT! I am so happy to be living in this world with all of you. I am fiercely passionate in helping the many families in rural Uganda. So in lieu of gifts and cards, I am going to boldly ask for you to make a donation of any amount towards a HEALTHY VILLAGE PROGRAM. Together we can make this happen for the families. PLEASE CONSIDER. THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY LOVE!
With Love & Gratitude,
M
What is a Healthy Village Program?
Healthy Village Program

Healthy Village Program is also known as WASH. WASH is an acronym that stands for the interrelated areas of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.

Clean water, sanitation, and good hygiene practices are essential for survival. However, in rural Uganda, these elements of life are still not at hand’s reach for many children and families. Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene remain one of the biggest challenges in villages, schools, and health centers throughout the country.

Cost $8000

The Problem

We realized that while providing clean water we were performing lifesaving and life-altering services, but there was still more we could do for our friends in rural Uganda. So, in 2019 we piloted our WASH program that we have since renamed our Healthy Village Program.

Our solution is to provide education and resources that encourage healthy sanitation and hygienic practices. The implementation of the Healthy Village Program takes approximately 6 months in order to educate the community on how to build and use latrines, ending Open Defecation and thus eliminating fecal contamination.

Greater than 75% of people in rural Uganda fail to wash their hands—accounting for at least 50% of all infant deaths due to diarrhea. In rural villages across Uganda, roughly two-thirds of all people still do not have access to safe water, and millions drink untreated and potentially contaminated water that can give rise to diarrhea, a major child killer, and deterioration of health in adults.

With your help, we can positively impact change to ensure that every household has its own latrine, and that each village has access to not only clean water, but also sanitation stations and proper hygiene education.