What is H2O?

H2O: Hope2Offer is a student-initiated charity gala dinner to raise funds and awareness for HOPE International's water-implementation projects in Ethiopia.

H2O is a young and energetic team passionate about making a difference

in this hurting world.

The H2O Team

• Comprised of over 20 young adults from around the Lower Mainland, H2O is an energetic team passionate about reaching out to help those in need.

Past Community Involvement

• World Vision• Children’s Hospital• Doctors Without Borders• Compassion International• Kids Help Phone-line• Big Sisters• SPCA• The Greater Vancouver

Food Bank Society

• Canadian Red Cross• St. John Ambulance• Covenant House• Union Gospel Mission• YWCA• Vancouver Olympic Club• Children’s Variety Club• Urban Promise• Gleanings for the Hungry• Kiwanis Key Club

What is HOPE International?

• registered non-profit charity organization based in New Westminster, Canada.

• initiated numerous projects all over the world, including in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, and Myanmar.

• HOPE is unique in that it limits admin. costs to the very minimum at approx 5% and the vast majority of funds generated go directly towards those in need.

More information is available at www.hope-international.com.

About HOPE InternationalHOPE International Development Agency is a Canadian non-profit charity dedicated to providing clean water, food, shelter, education, and health for the world’s poor.

HOPE International is dedicated to the steadfast stewardship of your donations; minimizing administration costs and maximizing impact.

Overseas Programs (96%)

Information and Education (2%)

Admin. and Fundraising (2%)

Find out more at http://www.hope-international.com

Why is WATER the recurring theme of H2O?

• Break the vicious cycle of poverty in third world countries by providing the simplest, purest, most basic necessity: clean water.

• Our vision is that the water we help to provide will not only quench immediate thirst, but give a hope for a better future.

Aside from the scientific molecular definition of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen …

Why Ethiopia?

• Ethiopia, a country with a great need for our help and burdened with widespread drought, disease, and poverty. Only 24% of Ethiopians have access to clean water sources, compared to 100% here in Canada.

• Because the springs are maintained by locals, this water-system lasts indefinitely, making them a practical investment.

HOPE Spring Capping Area

Map of Ethiopia

Vision of HOPE and H2O• To give locals the basic needs to allow

them to take ownership & to hold them accountable. This in turn empowers with the guidance to take charge from there to change their future.

individual family community

Economy”“Essentials, Education,

Ethiopia!

100 (Total)100 (Urban)99 (Rural)

22 (Total)81 (Urban)11 (Rural)

Population using improved drinking water sources

(%-2002):

33 (1960), 6 (2004)269 (1960), 166 (2004)Mortality rate under 5 years old (per 1,000):

5th (2003)170th of 177 countries

(2003) Human development index

(HDI) ranking:

3 (2005)70 (2005)Population density (per km2):

32.4 (2005)77.4 (2005)Population (millions):

9,9851,104Area (Thousands of km2):

CanadaFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Official name:

CanadaEthiopiaTopic

Source: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) website: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

What is Spring Capping and what does it do?

• This works by digging into the source of the spring and isolating the spring water from surface contaminants.

• From the source of the spring, pipes are directed to a reservoir high above the community. From this reservoir, a regular flow of pure spring water is supplied to central watering points in the village, while an overflow is redirected to animal troughs.

• Note that spring cappings work best in the highlands of Ethiopia, where gravity allows the spring water to naturally flow down to the village

Construction of Spring Capping

Trenches are dug, and pipes are laid, bringing the water down to a village watering point.

Construction of Spring Capping

Much of the work is done by the local people.

Construction of Spring Capping

The Job-Site- HOPE crews live in tents near the spring while they work on it

- Crew consists of: water Hydrologist , 3 masons, a cook, a driver, and 2 hygiene & nutrition trainers (all staff are from Ethiopia!)

- work with 2 vehicles, a dump truck to transport pipe, cement, and sand, and a Landcruiser to transport the crew

Water Resevoir

Reservoir for 4,500 people

Washing in an Animal Trough

Watering Point

A wash-basin is included for many of the springs. It is set up near the watering-point in the village.

Watering Point

Watering Points double as SHOWERS (at least for the younger ones).

This is the watering point at Jemberte Spring.

Mr. Esayas Gello, local director of the Mekane Yesus Church development department said:

“I think that HOPE has done the best work among the Non-government organizations that I know who are providing clean water to communities.”

The church has done much of the health training once a spring-cap and water system has been completed.

How do our effortsmake a difference?

• Ethiopia was once a prosperous nation, but it has been devastated by over a century of drought. Such drought has crippled the economy of this nation, with 80% of the workforce employed in the agricultural sector

• For example, HOPE's spring capping project in Bolé, Ethiopia provided 24,000 liters a day to 5,000 people. This system cost $100,000 to install, and provided employment for many of the locals

Water Project – Bolé, Ethiopia

Road to spring (1500’ up)

Water Project – Bolé, Ethiopia

The cap and pipe in trench

Water Project – Bolé, Ethiopia• Hygiene and nutrition

trainers will be available to teach community members how to care and maintain for their newly built spring capping system

Water Project – Bolé, Ethiopia

A glimpse at a portion of the village

What is HOPE International doing now?

When HOPE decided to become involved in Ethiopia, this region possesed the greatest need for help with only 8% access to clean water

1985 – 8% access to clean water2006 – 65% access to clean water2015 – 90-100% access to clean water (projected)

With HOPE's help, a precedent will be set for Ethiopia as this will be the only region to have full access to pure, clean water.

Getting Involved as a Sponsor

• By sponsoring a table for $500, you can invite 9 other guests to join you at our dinner!

This triples our original amount!

• In addition, every dollar raised will be doubled by the Canadian government, thus multiplying your donation. (ex. For every $1.00 raised, the gov’t will contribute $2.00 = $3.00 total!)

• Because of your generosity, your guests will also have the opportunity to be generous, and in turn will be able to offer hope to those in need

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

• Why, yes! All donations made will be completely tax deductible.

• HOPE International is a registered charity organization (10749 0146 RR0001) that will issue tax receipts for all gifts.

Please make all cheques payable to“HOPE International Development Agency”

with “Hope2Offer” written in the memo

Please visit our website:

www.hope2offer.ca

Please join us

SundayOctober 15, 2006

Radisson President HotelRichmond, British Columbia

6:30 pm

for a night of hope

"Africa is not just a cause, it is an emergency" Bono, U2

the world is waiting

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