• Anthony Miller
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What We Wish for Our Children

Parents everywhere dream about better futures for their children. Whether you're in the US or the UK, Ethiopia or Malawi... our hopes seem to be rooted in the same ideas: success, love, happiness, and legacy.

One of the coolest parts about seeing a community get access to clean water is hearing how those dreams change and grow. How more time and better health bring new opportunities for families -- kids in particular.

The dreams vary, but they almost always start with education. Here are a few of our favorite examples from parents we've met around the world...

I obviously have high hopes for my children. I hope they don’t go through hardships like I did. I hope they study hard and become doctors, engineers, and pilots. Like all parents, I want them to have a better life than their mother and father.

“I am not educated; I cannot read or write. But I will not repeat that for my children. I wish to see them complete their education and become doctors and teachers and engineers so they can serve the community, give health care, and educate uneducated children.”

When you’re educated, the way of life in the community can change for the better. My dream is that my girls would become professionals, academics, and doctors

I try to send my children to school so that when they grow up they are independent in life. I would like my children to be teachers and doctors. When my children go into those professions and then they come back into this village they will be role models. Other children will see them and admire them and want to be educated.