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.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Water You Doing To Make A Difference? Get Involved!!!

Weeks of tireless nights but it looks like some of the hard work is starting to pay off just a little bit! I recently teamed up with Gosa to create a t-shirt for my 1st fund-raising campaign. The shirt and more info on how to purchase one can be seen here. Special thanks to Sean Connors who put a lot of work into the campaign and continues to work very hard with WWTFG. I was recently interviewed by UBELONG and was recognized by NetImpact, so it seems like this mission is getting decent feedback. I'm working hard with Lisa Ballantine to create a Filter Pure Factory in Cambodia. Succeeding in this will not only guarantee some of the most excellent and cost efficient ceramic filters for citizens of Phnom Penh but it will keep women busy and employed. I aim to find a group of 8-10 women who are not only hard workers but who are vocal leaders in their communities so they can tell people about how effective the product is and about how using filters can save their lives.(some people living there don't recognize this) These filters are only $20 and last for at least 5 years and make 99.9% of water safe to drink after a half hour. I've been working on local campaigns to get people informed and involved and this Wednesday, I'll be launching a campaign to see how many people can become informed of my mission and the crisis in 1 day through networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. I urge ALL to repost and get your friends to repost. Lets make it known on these sites for 1 day that we all care about making a difference! If you don't have a lot of time to help out, a simple view of my website and repost takes all of 5 seconds. So on Water Wednesday, December 9th, I urge you to raise your voice on Facebook and Twitter and be vocal that you think Safe Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation is a Human Right that all should receive!!!
Thank You,
Christian
Posted by christian_bowe at 3:20 PM

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