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.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Progress

I'd like to thank everyone who participated in Water Wednesday last week, it was a great success as I was able to triple my goal of educating and informing 500 people of the crisis as well as my campaign to help it too. This campaign was able to reach 11 different countries in just 1 day! My first professional interview was published today, special thanks to Cedric Hodgeman of UBELONG. The online store is officially up so if you live outside of South Jersey and want to benefit WaterWeTakingForGranted, you can now order a t-shirt! I've been shortlisted for TEDxPhnom Penh so we'll see if I'm one of the people selected to speak at 1 of Cambodia's biggest conferences. The fund raising has been going pretty well but I know we can do A LOT better. Every dollar counts and is much appreciated by not only me but by the peoples whose lives you will be saving. This year, I'll be running a birthday campaign where people can donate 19 dollars to my initiative for my 19th birthday, which I'll be in Phnom Penh for.


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Peace to All,
Christian
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