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You Did It! Our 7th Well Report!

February 7, 2022 Alison Clean Water, Kids No comments

A 7th kid-powered well is now giving clean water and hope to an entire village in India thanks to Crowdsourcing Kids! Back in August on World Elephant Day we launched Round #7 of Crowdsourcing Kids. Dozens of kids, along with Greenville Community Church, sold 500 handmade elephants to fund our 7th well drilling project in India.

Kids CAN Change the World

We are happy to share that because of the combined efforts of kids like Maizey (13), Laila (11), Hannah (15), Elliott (5), Hudson (8), Willow (3), Nash (5), Haven (7), Abel (5) and so many others we were able to make this happen:

Life Before the Well

The villagers living here are low caste. That means they are treated very poorly, and often valued as worth less than animals. Because of that, there have been no efforts to improve their water supply. They were forced to rely on a hand-dug well. But when that water source dried up, they were traveling to an open well outside the village that contained very dirty water.

Third Time’s a Charm

Thanks to Crowdsourcing Kids and our ministry partner Set Free, we were able to send a drilling crew to this village for a life-changing mission. Finding fresh, clean water didn’t come easily, however. It took the drilling crew three attempts before hitting fresh water. But they did not give up! And the village’s 9,562 people are so glad they didn’t! Because now they have a clean water source.

Children Reunited With Families

Not only did this Crowdsourcing Kids well provide clean water for nearly 10,000 people, it also offered an opportunity to restore families and share the love of Christ. Through the drilling of the well, the Set Free partner pastor heard of children that were taken into slavery from the village. The pastor helped free 36 children from slavery and reunite them with their families in this village.

Let’s recap that and let it sink in…

Kids in America sold 500 handmade elephants, raising $6,250.
That money funded drilling a well that gave 9,562 people clean water.
Through the well-drilling, a visiting pastor helped free 36 children from slavery and reunite them with their families.
Thousands of villagers have heard the Gospel and many are part of a weekly Bible study.

WOW! By now we all know kids can change the world! Get your child involved with our next round of Crowdsourcing Kids! We’ll be launching Round #8 soon so stay tuned!

Next Round of Crowdsourcing Kids Elephants Available Early!

March 18, 2020 Alison Events, Kids No comments

Surprise! We have released the next round of Crowdsourcing Kids elephant boxes! We had planned to release the elephants on World Water Day 2020, which is coming up on March 22. But with so many kids stuck at home, we decided to launch this class of boxes a couple of days early. We know many parents are looking for fun, educational activities for their kids to do and this is a great, positive project you can work on as a whole family.

What Can My Child Learn Selling Elephants?

Selling elephants incorporates a lot of lessons in one activity! They can learn about entrepreneurship by marketing their elephants, selling elephants, and collecting money. They can practice math and learn about money as they sell their 12 elephants and collect $130 to donate to Set Free. Parents can also use this as a social studies lesson when they teach about the world water crisis and what life is like for those who do not have easy access to clean water. Once the well is drilled you’ll get information like this about the village impacted by your work and generosity. Geography can also be taught as you learn more about India and the area where your water well will eventually be drilled.

How Can My Child Sell Elephants?

We know this is a crazy time in history as many of us adapt to “social distancing” and being quarantined. But just because we can’t physically be around many of those in our community doesn’t mean we can’t connect! We think your community is hungrier than ever for POSITIVE news and they want to be a part of making the world a better (and healthier!) place! Expect your elephants to sell FAST! Here are some tips:

Stick with social media! People are using social media to stay connected, and they’ll love seeing something positive in their feed.
Video your kids sharing what they’ve learned about the world water crisis and why they want to help. Check out this video of sweet Olivia showing off her box of elephants!

Posted by Rod Dawn Efta on Friday, March 29, 2019

- - - Have a Wella photo shoot! What better way to lift people’s spirits than with cute kids and elephants.
    - Suggest porch pick-up or add a little extra to the price for shipping.
    - Don’t forget to use #CrowdsourcingKids on your social media posts. On Instagram tag @setfreealliance and @crowdsourcingkids when you post so we can keep up with your uplifting stories while the world feels a little scarier than usual.

How Do I Buy a Box of Elephants?

Ready to be a part of something BIG and make a difference in the world? Buy your box of elephants now. We can organize local pick up for $25 if you are in the Greenville, South Carolina area. Otherwise your box will cost $30 and we’ll make sure it gets right to your door. New this year, every box includes a sweet little gift just for the seller! We can’t wait for you to be part of the team!

Volunteers Pack Elephants at 2nd Annual Packing Party

March 11, 2020 Alison Events No comments

About a dozen volunteers helped tag, prep and pack 100 boxes of handmade elephants for Crowdsourcing Kids 2020. Each box contains 12 elephants, two large and ten small, which will eventually be sold by American kids who want to help fund well-drilling projects in India.

Packing Party Volunteers Holding Elephants

Packing Party volunteers pause for a group photo to celebrate!

Who Made the Elephants?

The elephants were made by young ladies, once enslaved in rock quarries in India. They are now supported by Set Free Alliance. The young ladies are learning the trade of sewing and do an amazing job making elephants. Volunteers packed a total of 1200 elephants to fill 100 boxes. There are many new colors and patterns for our 2020 elephants!

New for 2020 is the box of elephant ornaments, launching in August.

What’s the Elephant Packing Party Like?

This is the second year in a row volunteers rallied to help accomplish so much in such a short amount of time. Each volunteer takes on a task and works in an assembly line until all 100 boxes are complete. The process begins with tagging all of the elephants, and ends with sealing and numbering each of the boxes. In between stickers are applied, elephants are carefully grouped and organized, and paperwork is inserted into each box.

How Does the Community Support This Event?

All volunteers received a goodie bag with freebies from local businesses including Methodical Coffee, Organic Tan Face & Body, Flair Fitness and Brio Aesthetics. We also enjoyed freshly baked chocolate chip cookies donated by Baking Sweet Scents. We are blessed by the community support of our event!

Meet Wella! One of the changes for 2020 is the introduction of Wella!

How is Crowdsourcing Kids Different in 2020?

Every year we strive to make Crowdsourcing Kids even better! This year you will notice a couple of changes. We are introducing Wella the Elephant! You’ll learn more about her on the newly designed tag. We hope people who buy Wella will take her along on their journeys and share photos of her on social media. Also, because of the popularity of our elephant Christmas tree in 2019, we created an entire round of Crowdsourcing Kids that features elephant ornaments! Every white box with red tape is filled with 12 elephant ornaments. This round will become available for sale in August 2020. Also new for 2020, is that every box contains a very special gift for the seller of the elephants– just our way to say THANK YOU for bringing awareness to the water crisis and the work of Set Free Alliance.

Volunteers seal one of the ornament boxes, distinguished by the red tape.

How Can I Buy One of the Elephant Boxes?

Volunteers at the event received a first chance to buy an elephant box for our 5th round of Crowdsourcing Kids. Sales will open up to the public beginning on World Water Day, March 22, 2020. There will be 50 boxes available for $25 each, plus shipping. We will launch our 6th round of elephant boxes on August 12, 2020 which is World Elephant Day.

Elephants For Sale! Meet Some of the Current #CrowdsourcingKids

August 25, 2018 Alison Kids No comments

And they’re off! Our second group of #CrowdsourcingKids has already started selling their elephants! Many have created videos, sharing their desire to help people they’ll never meet have clean drinking water! We want to introduce you to some of these amazing young world-changers!

Caleb, age 8: Greenville, South Carolina

Caleb age 8, Greenville, SC

Caleb sold out of his elephants super fast, so he came back for two more boxes of elephants! It seems to have sparked a passion in Caleb for ending the water crisis.

Elijah, age 10: Mauldin, South Carolina

Elijah made an awesome video for his mom to post on Facebook so he could sell his elephants. When his mom offered to take the elephants to work to sell them Elijah said, “No mom! I want to sell them myself and deliver them all!”

Olivia, age 5; Sophia, age 8 and Ava, age 10: Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Olivia Sophia and Ave ages 5 8 10

These girls know very well the challenges people in India face, especially those in the lowest caste. Their parents have been on many mission trips to the country so they were eager to do their part by selling elephants and bringing clean water to an entire village!

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