Water for Peace
“Only 30 percent of children nationwide have access to safe drinking water in Iraq, and only 20 percent of people outside Baghdad have a working sewage service.” ~UN Children’s Fund.
Your school, organization, or community could supply a school or hospital in Iraq with clean, fresh drinking water. The province of Najaf (population 1.2 million) lies 100 miles south of Baghdad. Approximately 500 schools, as well as 20 hospitals and clinics in Najaf, are in desperate need of water sanitation systems. The main water system in Najaf is gradually being restored, but the water is contaminated with bacteria from sewage. Currently, school children and others are forced to drink this contaminated water.
Our partner the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT) uses an Iraqi supplier who sells three different sizes of water systems at a cost of $250, $500 and $1,000 that can provide clean water for 100, 400, and 800 students per day. Each system also needs a small electrical generator that costs $250.
The prices quoted above include the cost of shipping, installation and filters for six months. We hope that this project will be the beginning of a relationship between your school, church or community and the school in Iraq receiving the water system. For example, you could send photos and letters from students or others explaining why you are doing this and receive photos and responses from the receiving school.
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Every school in Iraq should have clean drinking water. Schools, churches and communities in the United States can make that happen. If you know of a student, teacher, school, church or community that might be interested in helping with this Water for Peace project, please contact:
Luke Wilcox
The Iraqi & American Reconciliation Project (IARP)
phone: 605-360-6020
email: luke@reconciliationproject.org
