KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21, 2013 /3BL Media /PRNewswire/ – World Water Day is March 22, and the children and youth of Children International are celebrating around the world. They know firsthand the difference clean, accessible water can make in their lives.
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Some of them also know what it feels like to make clean water available to others. In 2012, the youth of Children International in Lusaka, Zambia, dedicated their Youth Empowerment Fund to extend the supply of clean, piped water to the poor community of Chibolya.
The Chibolya compound is prone to waterborne diseases like cholera. The area has experienced high incidents of severe diarrhea, especially among children. (Diarrhea is one of the top causes of child death in Zambia.) Although Chibolya is very close to Lusaka
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