My Mission:

My mission is not only to provide the tools necessary to help out the 1.1 billion people who lack safe drinking water but to raise awareness on the topic as well. 1 out of every 6 people worldwide still lack access to the earths most overlooked and precious resource, water. In the time it took you to read what was written above, a child died from a water-borne illness such as diarrhea(1 every 20 seconds or 5,000 children a day). It's easy to overlook the seriousness of this issue as we waste water like it's going out of style whether it be our pools, water parks, and even bottled water. Not only is this water needed to quench the thirst of those living in developing countries but it's needed for hygiene practices and most importantly, agriculture which dominates many of these countries economies. I'm dedicating my life(for now) to making sure I can do everything I can both domestically and internationally to help tackle this very important issue.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

A Recent Update

I've been working hard to get young people involved, specifically with what they love to do to help my cause out. I'm giving just about every kid a chance to help me out in someway or another. Water We Taking for Granted has teamed up with local clothing designer, Gosa to create our 1st shirt. All the money made from these shirts will benefit my projects and I'll be adding a Facebook group for all those interested in buying them by the end of this weekend. I've been collaborating with local artists who plan to create art that they'll sell to benefit my campaign while also doing local art activism(WWTFG does not in any way support this). I've mapped out a trail for a simulator-esque walk that will show you just how far women and children walk in developing countries to get potentially unsafe water. We will walk 1.6 miles out to a lake full of mucky water and 1.6 miles back with a container of contaminated water just like most African and Asian women do. I would like most participants to donate money or find someone to sponsor them like most "Walk/Marathons" do and I'll be posting the date for it very soon. Decemeber 8th will be our Water Wednesday on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter where we try to spread the word not only about my organization but for the crisis on water in general as well. I've been extremely busy applying for grants and funding to expand this project so hopefully some of that works out so this "movementization" can grow. Today, I used a purification method to create my 1st liter of safe drinking water which I'll upload pictures from soon. If you're even somewhat interested in getting involved send me a message and I'll see how I can use your talents.

As Usual,
Christian
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