DigDeep right to water project celebrates birth of Southern Sudan with launch of its new website, fundraising campaign.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n
Los Angeles, CA \u2013 July 11, 2011<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nDigDeep \u2013 a \u201cwhole life\u201d apostolate that advances the human right to water \u2013 is celebrating the recent Independence of Southern Sudan with the launch of its new website and fundraising campaign for clean water projects in the country.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nToday, nearly one billion people lack access to a safe and sustainable source of clean water\u2026 most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Contaminated drinking water and a lack of sanitation account for nearly 80% of all disease worldwide, killing nearly 4500 children a day. In Southern Sudan less than half of the population enjoys access to water.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nDigdeepwater.org<\/span><\/span><\/a> is working to raise awareness of the water crisis in Southern Sudan and worldwide. The stunning, innovative site features a web-tool built for human rights education and advocacy, and is capable of accepting tax-deductable <\/span>donations<\/span><\/span><\/a> for clean water projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nThe new website also launches DigDeep\u2019s first major fundraising campaign: \u201c50 States\/50 Wells.\u201d After nearly six decades of civil war, Southern Sudan was formally recognized July 9th<\/sup> as a <\/span>free and independent state<\/span><\/span><\/a>. \u201c50 States\/50 Wells\u201d is a gift of life-giving water from the world\u2019s oldest democracy to the world\u2019s newest. The campaign aims to connect donors in all 50 states with water projects across Southern Sudan, cementing our friendship and symbolizing our common struggle for freedom.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nHaving recently completed a <\/span>field mission<\/span><\/span><\/a> to the region, DigDeep is committed to supporting Southern Sudan \u2013 the world\u2019s newest Christian democracy \u2013 by first liberating its people from thirst.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nAbout<\/span><\/b> \u2013 DigDeep: for Promotion and Protection of the Right to Water<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nDigDeep is a Catholic-run human rights advocacy and development initiative committed to defending human dignity in the face of water poverty. DigDeep works with a \u201cWhole Life\u201d ethic to promote<\/i> the human right to water, ensuring durable access to clean resources, while at the same time protecting<\/i> water rights through education and government activism.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\nDigDeep is a project of HERO\u2019s Great Campaign for Human Dignity. It operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Jason Jones\u2019 <\/span>HERO Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, a 501(c)3 charitable organization. All donations are tax deductable.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\u201cHuman thirst is finite. Our capacity to help others is anything but. DigDeep.\u201d<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n