Special thanks to P&G and The Motherhood for partnering with me for today’s post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Friends, it’s the time of year when our kids will start coming home from school with various forms of “the crud.” This is just something we have to deal with when it comes to changing temperatures, little humans hanging out in close proximity, and the occasional hand washing or nose-blowing fail that each of our kids (and yes, even us grown ups) are guilty of from time to time.
It’s SO tough when our kids miss school. Yes, it’s hard on the parents due to having to re-arrange work schedules, but it’s also hard on the kids because they miss school and depending on how long they are out, might struggle to catch up on their schoolwork.
Yes, we have to be on guard against all those germs that tend to pop up this time of year. But do you want to know what ISN’T causing our children to be sick here in the United States? Our drinking water. Everyone has access to clean water, and that access is as simple as turning on the faucets inside our homes.
There are nearly 1 BILLION people in this word who don’t have easy access to clean drinking water. The children in that enormous group often get sick, and as a result, have to miss school. Many of them struggle tremendously to get caught back up, and some even drop out because they fall so far behind due to these recurring illnesses they face due to a lack of clean water.
P&G has a Children’s Safe Drinking Water program, and among other benefits, this program is helping to keep these kids in school. Since 2004, this program has been helping to save lives by providing clean drinking water to families in need. The P&G Purifier of Water is a packet of powder the size of a tea bag that can treat water right on the spot. More than 9 billion liters of clean drinking water have been donated, and P&G is committed to delivering 15 billion liters by 2020. This water is being used in over 75 countries through a network of more than 150 partners.
All of this clean water will mean a boost in school attendance for these children, who won’t have to battle those awful illnesses associated with dirty water. Everybody wins when a child is learning, wouldn’t you agree?
How You Can Help
One day of clean drinking water for a child costs about two cents. You can donate that 2 cents simply by watching this video on the Power of Clean (the donation will be made on your behalf). Couldn’t be easier!
You can also make a donation. It only takes a very small amount to make a HUGE impact. For example, $7.50 provides enough water for a year for a child. $30 will provide clean water to an entire family of 5 for a year. You can donate directly at www.csdw.org.
Win it!
One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to win big by helping others! You will receive a P&G product basket (value of at least $50) and a $30 donation will be made in your honor to provide clean water for a family in need for an entire year.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of US & DC who are 18 years of age or older. Giveaway starts 10/22/2015 and ends 11/05/2015. Sponsored by The Motherhood in partnership with Procter and Gamble. For the full list of rules, click here
I love seeing this video and how one packet can clean disgusting water into drinkable water. It makes me feel good that a company I trust and buy lots of P&G products is helping people get clean water to drink. Thank you for the great giveaway 🙂
The fact that P&G has been providing clean drinking water for over 10 yrs in over 75 countries!
Thank You for the giveaway…the classroom scene was both heartbreaking & hopeful.
My favorite part was watching the way they used the packet to change the water into clean and drinkable water.
My fave part is when that nasty dirty water became clean and pure wow..
Their facial expressions are uplifting. The things we take for granted.
I never knew P&G had a product to put in water to make it clean and safe to drink. Love this video and that those beautiful kids now have clean water to drink.
My favorite part is the part where the kids are holding up their clean glasses of water!
That P&G has been providing clean drinking water for over 10 yrs in over 75 countries! Wow!
I love that buying a brand I love gives someone clean water to drink. It is an amazing program
My favorite part is knowing that every time we buy their products, we’re helping people get clean water!
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I love seeing the part when the boy used the P&G Purifier of Water to test dirty water, and then it turned to the clean and drinkable water! It’s amazing 🙂
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I like seeing the children smiling while drinking clean water.
I like how happy they are drinking clean water. 🙂
I loved seeing the clean glasses of water that was the best
favorite part was seeing the water change from brown to clear
Wow…I loved seeing the dirty water become clean. I didn’t know this was being done by P&G.
I thought it was cool when the packet stuff changed the water.
Wow. A very touching video. I loved seeing that water go clear and the smiles on the children’s faces as they drank it. I would never want my child to drink water they had to drink before.
This whole video was so inspirational, it’s hard to choose just one part, but I really liked where they showed how the process worked and how the actual people could clean their own water! Amazing! I even showed my children!
I like where they show how the packet transforms the water!
I loved learning that all the P&G products I’ve bought over the years have supported clean water efforts around the world!
I love how happy the kids are to have clean drinking water! It’s so important, but yet several parts of the world still don’t have it!
seeing the water change from brown to clear
I liked the smiling children, what a great program the supports clean water.
I had not realized how long the program had been going on, how many countries it had helped, and that buying PG products had such a big impact.
WOW! I love this program…and love that in the video they mention that they’ve helped folks in more than 75 countries! And in the video, I also love seeing all those wonderful smiles on all those kids!
My favorite part is when all the kids hold up there CLEAN glasses of water!! The smiles on their face is priceless!!
Wow! One little packet made such a difference. My favorite part of the video was seeing the children drinking clean water, especially after seeing what they would have been drinking.
This is so awesome! My fav part is when all the kids are holding their glasses up of clean water!
Amazing that a little packet can clean water, Dawn and Tide are my detergents of choice so I’m happy to know that in a very small way I am helping.
I like seeing the clean water.
I like that they have helped over 75 countries!
I like the part where the kid pours the packet into a huge bucket of water and stirs until the water looks clean.
My favorite part was when the packet turned the water clear! So cool!
I loved the water transformation such an amazing thing
When the water turns clear. What a cool product.
Amazing how a little packet can save lives. Clean water is something we take for granted here, but others so desperately need. Shared.
I love that the powder cleans the dirty water.
I like the part in the video where the water turns clear.
Seeing the clean water
My fave part is when they talk about giving clean water for over 10 years now to many countries. That is amazing!
i love when they turn the water clear! what a great program! 🙂
How the water transforms into clean water is amazing! Great job!
i like the part where the water turns clear, it’s a great video
I think this is an awesome program and I am thrilled that it exists and helps so many people!
Thank you for all that you do to bring clean water to those that may not have instant access to these resources. Your work will not go unnoticed.
i like the clean water transformation
This is absolutely amazing! What a life saver for so many people. My favorite part is seeing the families smile.
I think the way the powder cleans the water is amazing.
I like how happy the children are, I can’t imagine what it must be like to not have access to clean water.
I loved watching the water transformation.
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I love seeing the look of joy on the children’s faces as they drink their clean water.
That is very cool,but are they drinking chemicals now?
I love the look on the girls’ faces when they realize what the packets do. We take so much for granted, everyday. The girls’ reactions to getting clean drinking water, puts a lot into perspective.
I love how it shows how the water is transformed from dirty to clean!
i like when they transform the water from dirty to clean
I though the two girls with the packets were adorable, then when I realized what the packets were and what they do … mind blown!
I know P&G’s commitment to clean water, and am very supportive, especially after my niece spend time in Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. The struggles people go through to provide their families with water and the fuel to boil it for safety are amazing.
And, um, can we buy those packets so we can send a bunch to the families she worked with? Our last big care pack we send over had a few solar ovens for their cooking, but something to make clean water easier to come by would be fantastic!
I like the part where it shows the dirty versus clean water. And the part at the end where they were jumping and playing. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
Wow! I didn’t know that they made or that there is a product that can do this. I was impressed with the part where it took 30 minutes to change the drinking water.
I had no idea they could do that with the water! What a wonderful cause. Thanks for the opportunity.
This is a great cause! thank you for participating!
How amazing for P&P to do this. I had no idea!
I never knew p&g did this!! We use P&G products here and now I’m happy to know I help those sweet smiling faces!! Watching the powder cleanthe water was amazing
It is so humbling to know what we have that others don’t!! This is a great program.
I love the smiling children!
It is nice to know that for all the P&G products that I have bought over the last 10 years each purchase went towards helping people get clean water.
Wow this is so awesome… So happy this was invented!
I like the 2 girls’ laughing faces when they’re holding the P&G packets.
I never realized so many people lived without the luxury of fresh clean drinking water. The number is much higher than I imagined. I like how easy it is to give clean water to those who don’t have it.
Children in the US usually don’t understand how important having an education is. It’s the stepping stone to almost everything in their adult life. Without education, success is difficult, if not impossible. I’m so happy P&G is helping these children achieve educations, so they can achieve success. 🙂
I like the part when the powder cleans the water.
I love that this helps people
Wow! This is such a great product. Clean water is something we take for granted.
It’s crazy to know so many people have no clean water. I loved the part where the water turns clear!
I loved watching the powder clean the water! It was so cool!
Something we take for granted…clean water. It is so great to see there are ways to make even a small difference
The powder cleaning the water was unreal and inspiring!
This is a great concept!! I love how contagious their happiness is in the video.
I liked the part about how the water becomes drinkable after just swishing it around
My favorite part of the video is all of the children with clean water. What an amazing product.
My favorite part is the whole concept of what they are doing. And how happy it makes the kids just for something simple that we take for granted, and how important clean water is…thanks for the chance to win.
the packets can be used by anyone to have clean water no matter where they live
I like the fact that it saves so many lives from needless deaths.
I enjoyed seeing the kids being happy over drinking clean water!
I like that they are helping others by purifying their water.
While my FAVORITE part is whatthey’re doing, I also really liked watching the water purify. So cool!
What a wonderful product and program – one that truly can transform lives! Thanks P&G!
My favorite scenes are the group scenes with the children drinking water. They are super cute. This sounds like a wonderful program.
That they’re helping so many people.
My favorite part is hearing that this saves lives.
The demonstration of how the powder cleans the water was so dramatic!
Love that it just takes a packet to make clean water!
Seeing them smile is my favorite part.
Love that P&G is providing clean water in over 75 countries.
My favorite part is the smiling children with clean water.
I can’t believe one packet can make the water so clean!
Thank you P&G and the Children’s Safe Drinking Water program for your diligent efforts. You make me proud to be a supporter!
What an amazing product! Their happiness!! 🙂
I love to see how the water went from being contaminated to clean.
I love how happy they are seeing the clean water
Seeing the happy, hopeful faces was my favorite part.
I like when they said this program has helped over 75 countries and all the kids were holding their cups of water.
I like watching the water change from dirty to clean.
my favorite was seeing the water turn crystal clear – just amazing!
A life saving invention to make clean water.
Thanks for the contest.
My favorite part is the children raising their glasses and smiling!
i love this product is out there
It’s amazing that one packet of water can make the water so clean and drinkable.
We are all lucky to have clean drinking water.
It is amazing that a simple packet can transfer the direst water into clean drinking water.
All the kids so happy to have clean drinking water!
I liked it all favorite was the two girls excited about there water packets, very touching.
Watching the dirty water become clean!
I like the part where the purifier is added to the water, and it clears up like magic!
I like watching the water clear up
It is nice to see so many happy kids
Makes you think about all the simple things we take for granted in the USA. Kudos to P & G.
It’s nice to see a company like P & G doing a GOOD thing for people.
I love seeing the 2 girls smiling and looking so happy in the beginning about their pure water packets!
Wow! Watching that dirty water go clear! Awesome!!
Watching the water clear up was an amazing sight.
I liked the part where you could see the separation in the water.
Wow. Never knew that P & G created this wonderful product. This is such a amazing cause with helping make clear drinking water.
I like watching the water clear up
I liked the part where you could see the separation in the water after the P&G purifier was added! Great work P&G!
Oh what a wonderful product for those that need it! Amazing how it turns their water into drinking water and a lifesaver to many!
My favorite is watching the powder transform the dirty water into clean water,
I love to see the smiling faces of the children and families. I am happy that P&G is doing this for those families.
I love that they are making clean water available.
What a neat product! I would have never imagined that they could come up with something to clean water in that way! 🙂
favorite watching the dirty water turn clear
My favorite part is where dirty water transforms into clean water
My favorite part of the video was when it stated that if you have purchased a p and g product over the past 10 years you have helped donate to this clean water project.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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love watching the dirty water turn clear
I like the part where the boy is speaking at the head of the classroom.
My favorite part is seeing the water turn clear.
My favorite part is when they mix the packet into the dirty water and it turns clear! What a great cause too.
What a fantastic product! I love that this exists and I hope it can spread