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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Three young Texans, Raisa Gire, Zunaira Farooq, and |
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Samar Siddiqui, have joined together to establish R-Zu Water |
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Project, a Houston-based nonprofit organization that provides |
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clean drinking water to communities in developing countries; and |
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WHEREAS, The students were compelled to take action after |
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learning that hundreds of millions of people lack ready access to |
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clean, safe water; this is a major issue in rural and remote parts |
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of the world, and children, especially girls, are often given the |
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responsibility of collecting water for their families, making it |
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more difficult for them to attend school; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2016, Ms. Gire and Ms. Farooq decided to draw |
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greeting cards by hand for Eid al-Fitr, the festival that marks the |
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end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and use the proceeds from |
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selling them to raise funds for grassroots water charities; the |
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idea was met with enthusiasm by their community, and with their |
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establishment of the R-Zu Water Project, the pair committed to |
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collecting funds and donations each year during Ramadan for their |
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cause; the team's third member, Ms. Siddiqui, joined them in 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, R-Zu Water Project invests funding in partners who |
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are able to drill fresh water wells in rural areas across the globe; |
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to date, the organization has successfully installed approximately |
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30 water wells and provided additional water purification systems |
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to communities in Pakistan, Tanzania, Zambia, Mexico, and India; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through this outstanding endeavor, Raisa Gire, |
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Zunaira Farooq, and Samar Siddiqui have proven themselves to be |
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compassionate and resourceful global citizens, and they have |
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demonstrated the unlimited potential of young leaders to change the |
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world for the better; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Raisa Gire, Zunaira Farooq, and Samar |
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Siddiqui for their work as founders of R-Zu Water Project and extend |
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to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for R-Zu Water Project as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |