Water is life. It is estimated that over a billion people in the world lack safe drinking water. In China alone, some 200 million people still struggle daily to get safe drinking water. As an independent NGO working in China for 25 years, the Amity Foundation has witnessed the consequent human tragedies, including poverty and water-borne diseases that disproportionally affect the young and lead to high rates of child mortality. The Amity Foundation is privileged to have provided assistance to millions over the last quarter of a century. In the last 4 years alone, we have build over 650 water systems or well projects.

As part of our vision to help the people of Hong Kong to become better and more responsible world citizens, Amity has been trying to raise awareness on the impending water crisis that China and the whole world faces together.

In support of the World Water Day (WWD) initiated by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), we are organizing for the first time, the Walk for Living Water on Saturday, 19 March 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Shatin. By participating, you can:

• Together experience and raise awareness of the difficulties of fetching water and the need to become more involved in water conservation
• Have a chance to together serve those without access to clean water by raising money for a worthy cause
• A life-time experience, a chance to win full sponsorship to a service learning trip to Amity’s Living Water Project sites in China

We would like to invite you to be part of the solution to the imminent water crisis and to make a difference for poor villagers who do not have safe drinking water. You can find further details in the attached poster. For additional enquiries about the Walk, please feel free to call or email Mr. KUM Hiu Fung (Tel.: 2723 8011 / kumhiufung@amityfoundation.org).

To download: Walk for Living Water