Imagine spending up to eight hours a day walking to get water — knowing that this water will make you sick. But the alternative is no water at all. This leaves you no time to work to provide for your family. Your kids are often sick and unable to attend school. This is reality for half the population of Africa — 360 million people.

Three Hundred Sixty Million
According to the United Nations, more than half of Africa's population lacks access to clean water. That's three hundred sixty million people. The number is impossible to really grasp. It's too big for the imagination. But these quotes (listed to the right) from real people bring it home. These are just a few of the stories of those in need. But they are enough. We can do something to make a difference.

Water Stats
One third of women in Egypt walk more than an hour a day for water; in other parts of Africa, the task can consume as much as eight hours (www.unfpa.org)
The average distance a woman in Africa and Asia walks to collect water is 3.75 miles (www.whrnet.org)
The weight of water that women in Asia and Africa carry on their heads is equivalent to the maximum baggage weight allowed by airlines, 20 kg, or 44 lbs (www.whrnet.org)
Women are the primary caretakers for those who fall ill from water-related diseases, reducing their time available for education and productive economic efforts (www.unfpa.org)
In some parts of Africa, women expend as much as 85% of their daily energy intake on getting water, increasing incidences of anemia and other health problems (www.unhabitat.org)

You Can Make A Difference

Can A Tee Shirt Really Change The World?
We're selling this high quality tee shirt to raise money to drill wells in Africa. Thanks to generous donors, 100% of the price of the shirt will provide wells for communities that don't have access to clean water.

The T-shirt
The t-shirt is a fine jersey tee made with a premium quality 4.3 oz combed ringspun cotton. This means it is super-soft and lightweight. It comes in a dark chocolate brown and is softly screened with light blue ink. It's side-seamed for a tailored cut.
So go ahead, order up a shirt or two today, and know that this one can change the world for some deserving people in Africa.

It's About Generosity
The whole point of the Halfway There Project is to be generous. The idea is that donors cover the cost of the tee shirts, then when the shirts are sold, the entire sales price can be used to drill wells for people who desperately need them, thereby multiplying the generosity.  When you buy this tee shirt, 100% of the purchase price goes into clean water drilling projects in Africa. It's not your imagination — you can make a difference. Together, we can change a continent. We're halfway there.

Instead of dwelling on how enormous the need is, let's do something to make a difference.

To purchase a t-shirt and make a difference in Africa call our office at 407-273-1667