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PROJECT C.U.R.E.’s founder and chairman emeritus, Dr. James W. Jackson,
will be the welcoming speaker for the screening of the film: WATER FIRST: Reaching the Millennium Development Goals at the University of Denver on November 17, 2009. WATER FIRST draws the connection between clean water and all of the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Through the inspiring story of Charles Banda - a local fireman turned waterman who has drilled more than 800 fresh water wells for the people of Malawi - we see how clean water is a solution to many of the problems in sub-Saharan Africa and other impoverished regions. |
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In 2004, Banda completed a four-month marketing mentorship at PROJECT C.U.R.E. as part of a training program funded by Water for People’s Ware Fellowship Program. While PROJECT C.U.R.E. staff and volunteers helped Banda expand his marketing skills, he further educated them on the importance of access to fresh water in lowering instances of water-borne diseases, like diarrhea, dysentery and cholera. Both parties learned that water and healthcare infrastructure development are inextricably linked in the field of global health. “Charles Banda shares PROJECT C.U.R.E.’s passion and determination to save lives and to bring health and hope to the people of Malawi,” said Dr. James W. Jackson. “By collaborating with other local organizations to help build the capacity of the Malawi Freshwater Project, we can now see how Charles and his staff have multiplied the results a hundredfold in Malawi. He is truly an example of ‘goodness’ in global health.” |
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WATER FIRST Film Screening and Q&A with Charles Banda, Malawi Freshwater Project November 17, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. Lindsay Auditorium in Sturm Hall at the University of Denver 2000 E. Asbury Ave., Denver, 80210 Additional Speakers: Dr. James W. Jackson, Founder, PROJECT C.U.R.E. Ned Breslin, CEO, Water for People Katie Burke, Executive Director, Denver International Program RSVP to heidirickels@gmail.com. |
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