“We have reached an incredible milestone towards our giving goal of one million days! Four hundred thousand days of access to safe drinking water for rural communities in Ethiopia.”
For 2021 and beyond, our giving goal is to provide 1 million days of access to clean water to families living in poverty in Tigray, rural Ethiopia.
Reaching over 400,000 days of water donated is another enormous step towards our giving goal, and it feels incredible to be able to give back to those communities that need it the most.
With the recent unrest in Tigray, lives depend on the restoration of the water supplies, now more than ever.
➞ Our giving goal was initially to help with new hand-dug wells, giving communities access to clean water and the tools/expertise to manage the equipment for the future.
➞ Devastatingly, the conflict in the Tigray region has resulted in some 5000 water points, including many village wells, being rendered non-functional
➞ This contribution is to repair damaged wells or build new ones. We are determined to hit our one million days of clean water as quickly as possible and keep going.
How Have We Reached 400k Milestone?
Because of you! It is through the incredible work of our Prescript doctors and healthcare organisations that we have reached this milestone. Prescript links our day to day business activities as a medical recruitment company to our giving goal.
Giving examples:
✓ When a hospital or practice confirms a doctor in a locum or permanent position in regional Australia ➞ Prescript donates 💧
✓ When a doctor refers another doctor to us ➞ Prescript donates 💧
✓ When a doctor registers as a new candidate with Prescript ➞ Prescript donates 💧
✓ When a doctor completes a reference for another doctor ➞ Prescript donates 💧
✓ When a hospital or practice agrees to work with Prescript on a long-term vacancy ➞ Prescript donates 💧
All the 💧💧 adds up. Thank you and a BIG ⭐️ to everyone who has enabled us to keep giving.
About The Water Projects
The projects we are supporting fund the construction of hand-dug wells in the Ethiopian province of Tigray.
➞ During the recent unrest in northern Ethiopia, the project areas have continued to run but thousands of wells and water sources have been deliberately damaged or destroyed.
➞ The water program began during the 1980s civil war and evolved to a point where its low technology techniques were the best for implementation in times of conflict.
➞ Our support will assist with the restoration of damaged water supplies to secured villages.
➞ It is estimated that some 5000 wells in Tigray are now non-functioning because they have either been damaged as a result of the conflict, or communities have no access to spare parts, or there is no technical support.
➞ It is crucial that we help to get these wells back up and running to their previous state. Without a well, women can spend 3 hours every day collecting about 20 litres (for her whole family) of polluted water from sources often shared with defecating livestock.
➞ The whole family benefit from having access to clean water - meals can be prepared earlier, improved sanitary practices also mean less illness and fewer missed school days.
What’s Next?
We’ll keep you updated on Tigray news and any information we receive about wells, their repairs and clean water.
Thank you for being part of the Prescript community and helping us reach our one million days goal.
About Stef McLaughlin
Stef is Prescript’s Operations, Leadership & Giving Manager, working with regional hospitals and practices across Australia to ensure that doctors start on time. Stef is responsible for Prescript’s PQS and our one million days of water giving goal.
There are three ways to contact Stef:
Call Stef on 0416 544 577
Email stef@prescript.com.au
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