charity:water
What they do
How It Started
Charity:water started when a man named Scott Harrison left New York City and headed to the shores West Africa. He lived a selfish and arrogant life working for Apple and he wanted to change that. He asked himself "what does the opposite of my life look like?" and so headed off to West Africa. He started by volunteering to join a hospital on a boat called mercy ships. They helped poor nations across the world offering free medical care. Scott took place of the photojournalist and immediately went to Africa but it wasn't very enjoyable - the ship was not like a fancy ship but a war like ship with rooms that had cockroaches,roommates and 150 square feet long bunk beds. The restaurants were also like a mess hall for 400 soldiers. He felt like one of the paupers. But when he was out, he was astonished and amazed by how the people in Africa lived. He didn't feel like a pauper anymore now that he saw these people. He soon began to enjoy living in that country.As he was helping and working with those remote villages, he became a better person and realised what a spoilt life he lived.Meeting these people taught him many things. It taught him how important charity and generosity was and that's when it started. Charity:water