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Saving Lives:The Six Cents Initiative

Information provided by the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, May 2007

U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF333 EAST 38TH STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016 WWW.UNICEFUSA.ORg/CIRCLEK

a Kiwanis-fami ly member

3636 WOODVIEW TRACEINDIANAPOLIS, IN 46268 USA

An initiative between CKI and UNICEF

Or so it seems.

You can help.

Youth Benefiting from the Initiative

Water is abundant.

After all, it covers more than 70ol o of the earth. But still, millions of children worldwide don’t have access to the clean water they need to survive. As the story goes, there is “water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.”

But you can help.

Raise just SIX CENTS and you can save a child from severe dehydration. Raise more, and save more. It’s that easy. More money means putting more preventative measures into place so that no children are forced to drink contaminated water.

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How Can CKI Help?Through our newest partnership with UNICEF, CKI will raise funds for the Six Cents Initiative. By raising even a small donation, CKI members can help save a child by helping them get the rehydrating salts they need to survive the diseases they often acquire through drinking contaminated waters.

If CKI can raise US$500,000 over the following years, UNICEF will be able to purchase ALL of the following:

•100,000 sachets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) to help children combat dehydration

•65,000 collapsible water containers for transporting and storing 10 liters of water

•10,000 small scale micro-filter intended to provide safe drinking water in schools

•1,000 basic family water kits for families to use during an emergency situation

The Importance of the InitiativeCKI’s Six Cents Initiative with UNICEF is designed to help children get the rehydrating salts they need to survive dehydration spells. But that’s not all. With the money raised, UNICEF also is working to provide long-term solutions for the problem, which includes providing clean water sources through the installation of filtration and sanitation systems. Water filters installed in schools and communal areas can benefit entire communities. Ultimately, the goal is to educate individuals on safe water and hygiene practices, and to provide supplies to produce safe water supplies for communities.

The DetailsIn order to stay healthy, it is important to drink 1.5 to 2 liters of clean water every day. But more than 2.6 billion people lack even the most basic sanitation facilities and safe drinking water sources. That means one in five children in developing countries is susceptible to diseases caused by bacteria that grow in unsafe waters—and 5,000 die every day. The most common diseases lead to diarrhea and dehydration, which can lead to death if untreated.

At a cost of only six cents, a mixture of sugar and salt called oral rehydration salts (ORS) offers the most effective and cheapest way to save lives during episodes of dehydration.

CKI is working with UNICEF to provide these rehydration salts to those in need.

But there is hope!

By starting new fundraising programs at your school,

you can help us reach our goal and help save lives.

No donation is too small!

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Children enjoy the benefits of healthy water at a camp in Uganda.

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An Indian mother learns how to use ORS from a UNICEF worker.

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A child shows delight for clean bathwater from a UNICEF-installed well in Bangladesh.

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UNICEF’s Oral Rehydration Salts. Each sachet only costs 6 cents.

All donations should be mailed to: U.S. Fund for UNICEF, 333 East 38th Street, New York, New York 10016.Checks are to be made payable to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the word WATER should be in the memo field to ensure proper processing.