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December 1, 2006
Blood:Water Mission
Posted by Kevin D. Hendricks | Filed under: Featured Nonprofit
"I don't think anyone has had a bigger voice than the activists in Jars of Clay," said U2's Bono, the man behind DATA, One and (Product) Red. The activists in the band Jars of Clay started Blood:Water Mission after lead singer Dan Haseltine visited Africa in 2002 and felt the need to respond to the suffering he saw there.
Blood:Water Mission focuses on two of Africa's greatest problems: blood tainted with HIV and unsafe water that spreads infectious disease. Clean blood and clean water for Africa is the goal of Blood:Water Mission.
Currently Blood:Water Mission is working on the 1,000 Wells Project, an attempt to build 1,000 clean water projects in 1,000 African communities.
"It is difficult to argue whether or not a person should have clean water," said Haseltine. "It is also difficult to deny the equation: $1= clean water for 1 person for 1 year."
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