We, Sisters of Charity, resolve to pray, study and act to assure the just sharing of water for life on earth. Excerpt from our Corporate Stance on Water, adopted in 2005

Dear Friends,

For many of us in North America, it can be easy to lose sight of the vital importance of water in our lives. It is easy to use water without thinking much about it. After all, it is just water.

Sadly, many around the world cannot take water for granted. And those without easy access to water are often in the poorest communities. Lack of clean, accessible water often means lack of access to other basic human rights as well. Helping to provide clean water is about more than just water it is a matter of justice.

Please take a few moments to learn how we are working toward the just sharing of water, and consider making a donation. Help us make just water accessible to all.

Sister Joan OKeefeCongregational Leader

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Update on Los CorocitosIn our last appeal, we told you about our ongoing water project in Los Corocitos, a farming village in the Dominican Republic. This project built on an existing, partially-constructed water system, and now provides greater access to water for 750 people in that community.

Thanks in part to your generous support of that appeal, were pleased to report that the project is nearly complete!

Its about more than water its a matter of social justice.

Excerpt from Pope Francis encyclical letter, Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home

Since 2005, Sisters of Charity Halifax have donated more than $850,000 to water projects in some of the poorest areas of our globe. Each of our projects includes an education component and involvement of the local community. Local men and women become the caretakers of the water system once the project is completed. This empowers communities, giving them the knowledge and confidence that they can improve their standard of living, providing greater hope for the future.

Always a Need for More Just Water Our latest water project is located in Comedero Ballo, a small village in the Dominican Republic, near the Haitian border. Through our partnership with Hermandad Inc., a new water holding tank will be built, fed by an existing well, and 45 homes in this area will receive private taps. Currently, families spread out over several kilometers spend hours retrieving water from a single hand pump. Those hours can now be spent on improving other areas of their lives.

Supporting Education through Water

The Misin T Puedes school serves approximately 365 students in Nayayo, San Cristobal, about 35 kms northeast of Bani, Dominican Republic. Before our water project, the school was dependent on an unreliable municipal water system, and had no means of water storage.

The Sisters of Charity Halifax partnered with Hermandad Inc. to provide a dependable supply of clean, accessible water to the school. A large concrete cistern was constructed and a rooftop storage tank, pump and delivery system were installed. Water is now available for eight bathrooms in the school and administrative buildings, and for cleaning.

Reliable access to water has significantly impacted the lives of the T Puedes students and teachers. It has allowed for improved health and hygiene. They can now focus more on their education, and a brighter future for the students and their community. Its just water.

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Help us continue to support the just sharing of water.Some sample costs from past projects, to help you determine the amount of your gift:

Drilling 5 of a new well: $32In La Saona, Dominican Republic

Pipes to connect 3 homes to the water system $84In Los Corocitos, Dominican Republic

20 bags of concrete: $178In Najayo, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

Total cost to provide water and sanitation to one household: $340In Ilo, Peru