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Clean Water
Globally, 1 billion people lack clean drinking water. 2.4 billion people have no access to hygienic sanitation facilities. Each day, an average of 5,000 children die due to water and sanitation related diseases, many easily preventable. So let's prevent them.
What do Guatamala, Tanzania and India have in common? 600 kids who need clean, safe water, and one man whose life mission is to bring water to them, and every thirsty community on the planet. ...
moreWhat do Guatamala, Tanzania and India have in common? 600 kids who need clean, safe water, and one man whose life mission is to bring water to them, and every thirsty community on the planet. His name is Jin Zidell, and his project, which began with a baton marathon around the world (Blue Planet Run), has now become a network of water specialists bringing this liquid gold to those who need it most (Blue Planet Network).
In impoverished rural areas clean water is often miles away from the people who need it. The sturdy Q Drum holds 13 gallons in a rolling container that eases the burden of transporting safe, ...
moreIn impoverished rural areas clean water is often miles away from the people who need it. The sturdy Q Drum holds 13 gallons in a rolling container that eases the burden of transporting safe, potable water, a task that falls mostly to women and children.
What makes this project extraordinary is that every step of the way, there is a WIN. Through this project, you will bring clean water to the world, reduce oil dependency, clean up our landfill...
moreWhat makes this project extraordinary is that every step of the way, there is a WIN. Through this project, you will bring clean water to the world, reduce oil dependency, clean up our landfills, and make gentler demands on our earth's resources.
50% of children who die in the developing world die from water-related issues, 90% of them under the age of 5. UN water engineers are stepping up to donate their time to do something about it,...
more50% of children who die in the developing world die from water-related issues, 90% of them under the age of 5. UN water engineers are stepping up to donate their time to do something about it, placing water systems across the globe. Meet them, join them, make a difference.
In the Azawak of West Africa, in the countries of Niger and Mali, half a million people lack the dignity of having water to drink, contributing to the grim statistic that half the children wil...
moreIn the Azawak of West Africa, in the countries of Niger and Mali, half a million people lack the dignity of having water to drink, contributing to the grim statistic that half the children will not live to the age of five. We can change that, one village, one faucet at a time.
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