Nearly 1 billion people worldwide are drinking unsafe water, according to the World Health Organization. To help make a difference, Positive Life Radio listeners recently sponsored 381 Water-of-Life filters from Compassion International. According to a press release, these filters will provide pure, safe water to families in poverty in foreign countries.
“We take pure water for granted here in the United States,” said Kevin Krueger, afternoon host for Positive Life Radio. “It’s difficult to comprehend the reality that somewhere in the world a child younger than 5 years of age is dying of a water-related disease every 15 seconds. All told, more than 3.4 million people die of waterrelated diseases every year.”
Every fall, Positive Life Radio holds a fundraiser to help cover operating expenses. This year, the vision expanded.
The water filters will be distributed to families in need over the next few months.