Every day, in the poorest regions of the world, 25,000 children under 5 die because they lack access to things we take for granted – clean water, sanitation, medicine, and food.
This is a staggering number, and a statistic that we can do something about. We have all seen those commercials asking us to sponsor a child. For just $35 a day, you can make a difference in a child's life. When you sponsor a child, you help an entire community, not just a single child. Money is combined to help communities build schools and run medical clinics, providing a better way of life for these children who may never know what it is like to drink clean water.
I can not even imagine how hard it must be on the parents of these children. I know that I want only the best for my kids, so it must be so hard knowing that you can not even provide your kids the barest of essentials. These kids don't want cell phones and laptops. They want clean water and medicine. Is that really too much to ask for?
I don't think so. With Plan Canada, we can all do something to help these kids. Monthly or yearly donations can help save lives.
How can we not try to give what we can?
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