WORLD CLEAN WATER SHORTAGES

Easy Options:

Make a donation to UNICEF, one of the most effective organizations at bringing clean water to impoverished children: Clean Water
Buy a UNICEF “inspired gift” to bring children clean water: you can buy water purification tablets or even a water pump: Water Purifying
Eat at a restaurant participating in the UNICEF Tap Project and “pay” the optional $1 for tap water. The money will be donated to UNICEF’s clean water and sanitation projects: http://www.tapproject.org/restaurants/
Buy Ethos Water when you go to Starbucks ($.05 per bottle is donated to clean water programs): http://www.ethoswater.com/
Donate to CHOICE Humanitarian, an organization that deals with clean water among other development and poverty issues in the third world: http://choicehumanitarian.org/donate/
Donate to Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA), which has well-building programs: http://www.operationcrossroadsafrica.org/
Donate to the well-building organization El Porvenir: http://elporvenir.org/page/make-donation

Issue: World Clean Water Shortages

An Average American uses up to 100 gallons of water every day. Yet, 900 million people go without clean water at all. For many of these people, even obtaining dirty water is a challenge. Poor villagers in arid climates must often go on treks that take hours just to reach the nearest water source. Once they have reached the water, they then must return with heavy packs of water on their backs. Lack of proper sanitation affects even more people. Half of all people in developing countries do not have proper sanitation. 5,500 children die every day from lack of adequate water sanitation. Fortunately, there is hope if people like us band together to bring clean water to the impoverished people of the world. Organizations:

United Nations: http://www.unwater.org/
For info on the world water crisis: WaterInfo

In-depth projects:

GO on a CHOICE Humanitarian expedition (week-long) that involves providing poor people around the world with clean water: Choice
Go on an El Porvenir trip to Nicaragua to build wells and sanitation facilities: Buildwells
Go on an Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA) trip to build a well: WellsAfrica
Start a group at your school to bring clean water to people in need. You can host fundraisers, donation drives, and awareness-raising campaigns
Host a fundraiser for clean water programs

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