Sisters Raise Almost Half $1M For Fresh Water Wells
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Two little girls from Dallas have raised more than $450,000 since Nov. 3, 2011 to fund fresh water wells all over the world.
Katherine and Isabelle Adams started the "Paper For Water Project" when they were 5 and 8 years old. Their goal was to raise $500 to partially fund a well in Ethiopia by giving hand crafted origami Christmas ornaments at Starbucks in exchange for donations.
Strips of colorful paper, shaped and folded into ornaments of art are helping the girls in their task.
Their efforts may mean more now than ever considering the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Easier access to clean water could save lives.
"If you have clean water and training, then you know what spreads diseases and you can help," said Isabelle.
During the past two years, the girls have built a network of volunteer origami crafters; selling them at churches and galleries.
"It's not the ornament, its what's behind the ornament," said their mother, Deborah Adams.
They then use the funds to finance clean water well projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, India, Mexico, Uganda, Peru, and Zimbabwe.
"We've helped build wells in Liberia, and our well building partner build wells in Sierra Leone," said Deborah.
The Adams home is a warehouse full of materials to make origami. Their creative gift is a weapon, crafter with care to help the flow of water to drown out disease.
Both Katherine and Isabelle hope to save the world, one water well at a time.
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