Poverty is one of the biggest obstacles that people face on an everyday basis. From basic shelter to acquiring nutritional food to eat is a challenge for more than half of the worlds’ population. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October throughout the world. Its aim is to allow the voices of the poor to be heard and to encourage others to do something productive about their suffering, and it is our focus this week on Speak Up for Change.
At age 6, Ryan Hreljac learned that people around the world were dying because they had no access to clean water. And so, with the help of his family, Ryan raised his first $2,000 to build a well in Africa. For Ryan this was only the beginning: he went on to create the Ryan's Well Foundation, a charity committed to building clean water wells in Africa. He then took his message on the road lecturing in schools and forums across North America to raise awareness for his cause. Today, at 17, his fund-raising efforts are responsible for a total of 432 water and sanitation projects in 15 countries, providing clean water to over 577,640 people.
The video below takes us through some of young Ryan's amazing work.
Watch this video above at GetInvolved.ca.
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