THAT'S YOUR MOST ACCURATE FORECAST FROM ABC, 7. >> OVER 1.0, 2 8 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN AFRICA. HOWEVER, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER EVERY DAY. WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. MARCH 22ND IS WORLD WATER DAY. AND THIS MORNING WE HAVE THERESA MARTLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AFRICA, 6,000 INTERNATIONAL GETTING MORNING UPCOMING EVENTS THAT CONNECTS WELLS IN AFRICA TO THOSE OF US HERE ALONG THE GULF COAST. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU BEING HERE. PLEASURE. THIS IS A TRULY REMARKABLE PROJECT. IF YOU COULD TELL US LITTLE BIT ABOUT AFRICA, 6,000, YES, AFRICA, 6,000 NEWS, A NONPROFIT WAS STARTED ABOUT 18 YEARS AGO BY THE NAPLES RETIREE, JOSEPH PRE SHAQ, HE HAD BEEN TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO AFRICA FOR SOME TIME. HE WAS ALWAYS GREATLY DISTRESSED BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THERE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM WATERBORNE ILLNESS, PARTICULARLY THE CHILDREN. ONE IN 5 CHILD DEATHS THERE IS RELATED TO WATER BORNE ILLNESS. WELL, SO HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE WATER SECTOR AND WE CONNECTED PATHS. I SAID, YES, LET'S GO. AND WE STARTED IT FROM THE GROUND TO DATE. WE HAVE DONE MORE THAN 250 SOLAR POWERED. WELL VILLAGES THROUGHOUT TANZANIA. CAN'T KENYA, NIGERIA, ETHIOPIA, AND WE CONTINUE WORK. AND IT'S IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. YOU'VE CUT THOSE NUMBERS IN HALF. YES OF AROUND 3,000 DEATHS, WHICH IS STILL TOO MANY RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS. IT'S REMARKABLE. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GARNERED THE SUPPORT TO DO THIS? I'M SURE IT'S NOT AN EASY UNDERGOING ALL. IT'S IT'S NOT EASY AND GET AT THE SAME TIME. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE SUCH A HEART FOR 3RD WORLD COUNTRY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN DESPERATE POVERTY, EXTREME THIRST. SOME OF THE THIRSTY AS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. SO IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT. WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS. SO IT'S REALLY BEEN NOT QUITE SO HARD TO DO WHAT YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ARE LOOKING TO REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE OR MAKE A CHANGE IN THE WORLD. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A CHANGE OR MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND LEAVE GREAT LEGACY BEHIND PROVIDING CLEAN WATER TO PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE. IT IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS YOU CAN DO IT. IT'S AMAZING. YOU SAID 6,000 WHEN I FIRST STARTED, WHICH IS HOW OUR NAME WAS DERIVED. THERE WERE 6,000 CHILDREN DYING DAILY. NOW WE'RE DOWN UNDER 3,000 AND AGAIN, THERE ARE OTHER GREAT ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE WORKING ALONGSIDE US AS WELL. BUT IT IS WORKING. THERE'S MORE WORK TO YOU WILL HAVE GONE TO AFRICA NOW, OF COURSE, MANY TIMES. WHAT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MISNOMER? SO THINGS THAT MAYBE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE SITUATION THERE IN IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES WHERE THEY'RE GOING TANZANIA. EXCELLENT QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, JUST THE TERRAIN ITSELF GETTING AROUND. PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW CAN AFRICA NOT HAVE CLEAN WATER. NUMBER ONE, YOU HAVE SEVERAL. I THINK 51 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THROUGHOUT THOSE COUNTRIES, SOME OF ITS STILL VERY TRIBAL. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET AROUND SOME OF THE VILLAGES WE GO INTO. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO COME OUT AND CUT US IN THROUGH THE BUSH TO GET IN. AND YEAH, IT'S AMAZING. THE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I THINK TO THE MISNOMER IS WHY DO SOMETHING FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE WHEN YOU CAN DO SOMETHING IN AMERICA VERY SIMPLE. THESE ARE VERY HARD-WORKING PEOPLE. THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR A HANDOUT. THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING. THEY'RE BASICALLY LIVING LIFE AND THEY'RE THEY'RE SUFFERING. AND WE CAN JUST DO SOMETHING VERY TANGIBLE ABOUT IT. YOU LOOK AT THESE BODIES, WE CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT CLEAN WATER. ONCE YOU GIVE THEM CLEAN WATER, YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS. WE WE DID SOMETHING WITH STARKEY HEARING. WHERE ARE WE GOING TO DO MEDICAL SITUATIONS LIKE DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS WHERE WE'VE DONE A GUN AND ACTUALLY THEY BUILD MEDICAL CLINICS. JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES, THEY IN AND BUILD SCHOOLS. SO WE WE DO IRRIGATED FARMS DURING COVID WE WENT IN AND WE WORKED WITH AN ORGANIZATION IN A RUSIA, TANZANIA, BUILD A BIG FARM. WE PVIDED A BIG SOLAR WELL IN THE IRRIGATION. THEY BROUGHT IN 100 PEOPLE FROM 100 DIFFERENT VILLAGES WHILE TRAIN THEM AND THEN SENT THEM BACK OUT LEARNING IRRIGATION. SO THEY KNOW HOW TO FARM AND TO PRODUCE CROPS AGAIN. SO WHAT WE DO IT, IT'S REALLY A REMARKABLE ONCE YOU PUT WATER IN WHAT HAPPENS CHANGE IT AND IS SAVE LIVES. DOES IS HOW DID IT? HOW CAN WE GET INVOLVED HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA? YOU HAVE WORLD WATER DAY THAT IS COMING IN ARE SO EXCITED. WORLD WATER DAY. WE'RE GOING TO A BIG EVENT AT THE RITZ CARLTON NAPLES. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOVELY FUN EVENT. COCKTAILS DINNER WILL HAVE SOME GIFT GIVEAWAYS, SOME GREAT PEOPLE ON BOARD. DOUG PITT. HE'S THE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR TO TANZANIA. HE'LL BE WITH US. HE'S A BLAST AND JUST A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, KNOWLEDGEABLE GUY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. WE WOULD LOVE FOR EVERYBODY TO GET INVOLVED IN COM. YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO GET TICKETS THERE. STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIPS. AND THAT'S AT AFRICA. 6,000 AI NT L DOT ORG ORG COMO. PUT THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. BUT IT'S BEEN SOME OF THE RESPONSE THAT YOU'VE SEEN FROM FROM THE FAMILIES OVER THERE WHOSE LIVES CHANGED FOR ALL AMAZING. THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL WHEN WE PUT INTO A VILLAGE WATER. WELL, WE GO OVER. WE DO SORT OF A CELEBRATION WHERE THEY WILL. THEY'LL KILL A COW. THEY'LL EVERYBODY WILL COME AND SIT IN A BIG CIRCLE AND WILL JUST ENJOY A MEAL WITH THEM. WE DEDICATE THE WELLS AND FOR ANYBODY WHO DOES AN ENTIRE WITH VILLAGE WATER. WELL PROJECT WE PUT A PLAQUE UP WITH YOUR NAME, A DEDICATION, ET CETERA, AND THEY HAVE A CEREMONY. SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY ESOME. THE WORK IS INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS HERE TO THE GULF COAST. SO YEAH, HEALTH AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY THINK AGAIN WILL PUT INFORMATION ABOUT WORLD WATER DAY AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED. IT'S A FANTASTIC FUNDRAISER. COMING UP IN THE REDS. >> ABC DASH 7 DOT COMS WHERE