PIONEER IN WATER PROTECTION

MY IMPACT

How many 10 year olds do you know that can start a movement and eventually raise $1M for clean drinking water?

MY JOURNEY

When Sawyer Anderson’s father returned from Zambia in 2017, he told her about children who would have to travel miles by foot to obtain water from a shallow pond. Sawyer’s response was, “That’s not fair! Every kid should have clean, safe water.” Her father told her that $50 provides clean water for one person for life, and that began Sawyer’s mission.



After raising $180 by selling lemonade and cookies at her grandmother’s garage sale, she realized she could really make a difference by fundraising on a larger scale. With the help of church volunteers, Sawyer began designing, sewing, and selling bags made of authentic African Chitenge fabrics, raising $26,000 in less than one year to build wells and bring clean water to villages in Zambia. Each bag sold provides the funds necessary to provide clean water for six people, for life.