to Re-Aquifying Topala
2. The water in Topala is really gross. When you make a cup of tea, a thick film floats on top and clings to the sides.
3. Because this project has turned me into Erin Brockavich. Minus the push-up bras. But with all the leg-work and bureaucracy.
4. You're helping 1,100 people. They're all in this together - they either get the money and everyone gets water, or, they don't get the money and things stay the same.
5. The medical clinic doesn't have water - the doctor just boils the sludge from the well.
6. The possibility of indoor toilets.
7. Little kids will be able to wash their hands with good water after going potty or digging up dirt.
8. Because you're preventing the spread of disease. From the common cold to hepatitis - good handwashing is crucial to stop these bugs. Mama always said - cleanliness is next to Godliness.
9. Because its the right thing to do. Can you imagine hauling water out of a well in January in a country whose winter's rival Minnesota's?
10. Because you're my friends and family -- and friends of my friends and family.