Take Action this World Water Day
March 22, 2011
By Eileen Lambert
Happy World Water Day! We're thrilled that so many around the world are taking notice of water poverty today and want to share with you the many activities (mostly online) in which you can take part and spread awareness! Please share your favorites with others!
Is Water Still Flowing?
Watch Ned Breslin's presentation at the PopTech conference, posted today in honor of World Water Day! "Is water still running?" is perhaps the most important question when considering water initiatives worldwide, concludes Breslin. He’s tired of seeing broken hand pumps and taps litter Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These signs of failed projects underscore the critical need to overhaul water aid for real impact. Play the video
Are You Attending a World Water Day Event?
If you have a smart phone, please check in on Gowalla today. Create an event wherever you are celebrating World Water Day. To create a World Water Day event,
launch Gowalla from your smart phone and go to the Spots menu. Click
on the "+" sign and name your Spot. In the Spot category menu, click
on "Events" and select World Water Day. Then, type out the details about your event. Once you have created the Spot, make sure to check-in and share it on Twitter and Facebook
so people around the world will know that you are celebrating World
Water Day. Please share this with anyone you know who will be at a WWD
event today. Visual instructions here
Things You Can Do on Social Media
Donate your Facebook or Twitter status to World Water Day. Learn more
ITT Watermark is holding a World Water Day event on its Facebook page.
Between March 21 and March 25, ITT will donate $1 for each post,
comment or "like" on the ITT Watermark Facebook page, up to $10,000.
It’s that easy! Funds raised will go to ITT Watermark’s nonprofit
partners: Water For People, Mercy Corps and China Women’s Development
Foundation. There is no limit per "fan" on the number of actions you
can take worth $1 each.
CH2M HILL is hosting a World Water Day campaign on its Facebook "event" page
today as well. Post photos to the CH2M HILL wall representing the
World Water Day theme of "Water for Cities: Responding to the Urban
Challenge." Then vote for your favorites by March 25. CH2M HILL will
make a donation to Water For People in the name of the photographers
with the most votes; $100 for first place, $75 for second place; and
$50 for third place.
MTV Act Blog is featuring Water For People in its World Water Day Post. They're posting ideas throughout the day on ways you can get involved with helping to eradicate water poverty.
What Else is Water For People Doing?
Yesterday in DC, Regional Manager-South America Kate Fogelberg and Chief Partnership Officer Susan Davis presented on Accountability and Transparency at the "Making Progress" Learning Forum hosted by CSIS and the WASH Advocacy Initiative in celebration of World Water Day. About the talk, Breslin says, "We have been part of a series of meetings over the past seven months that are designed to reinforce solid programmatic work around the world while addressing weaknesses we see on the ground in new ways."
Kate Harawa, country coordinator in Malawi, was asked to speak in commemoration of World Water Day with the National Water Congress in Malawi on the topic of "Water as a Business." Water as a Business is the concept of tapping into social entrepreneurs to help end water poverty in developing countries.
Have a wonderful World Water Day and thanks for taking action!
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