Make a Difference Monday: Water


Yesterday was World Water Day, a day to highlight and raise awareness about the global water and sanitation crisis affecting the planet.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • Right now, 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in six of us.
  • 4,500 children will die today from waterborne diseases.

CHARITY: WATER
charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations.  They give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need.

WAYS TO HELP.

Give your voice. Help raise awareness by posting the above video on your blog or website, and sharing the site with friends.

Donate. $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years. 100% of donations go directly to building wells. Donate here.

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March 23, 2009 | Filed Under Make a Difference 

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  1. Auds at Barking Mad on March 26th, 2009 7:32 am

    This is a great thing and I’m so glad you linked to this. So many people take access to clean water for granted, but once you’ve been to a country where that access is limited, or totally unavailable and you see children drinking out of the same glorified puddles that animals use, it really leaves an impact.

    Thanks for making a difference!

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