Water Issues
Submitted by lweber4 on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 23:31.
I'm Lauren, 17 years old and a senior in high school. I've been planning this event for quite some time. Ever since I heard about The Love Alliance non-profit organization, I wanted to get involved with it. Especially the clean water crises.
Submitted by jonahbrotman on Mon, 11/19/2007 - 23:07.
The Good Water Fund
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HehjkdCIM6Q
Goals:
- Increase ground-up infrastructure and promote greater availability of water resources for those in the developing world
- Advance social-consciousness in the developed world of pressing global water issues
Actions Abroad:
Larabanga, Ghana; fix three broken handpumps which will provide fresh drinking water to town of 5,000
Rural Cambodia; support rural communities by providing technical assistance and funds to families.
Submitted by Batman_91 on Sun, 04/22/2007 - 16:25.
Bring Clean Water to Kenya. Dig Wells, Save Lives. [img]http://www.givemeaning.com/UserFiles/Image/TheWaterProject.gif[/img] [size=16][b]The Problem:[/b][/size] [list] [*]More than 1 in 6 people in the world remain without access to safe drinking water. [*]In developing countries, about 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions. [*]1 out of every 4 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease. [/list] There are lots of things that are not "right" with our world.
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