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------------------------------------------You have just stumbled upon the largest thing to hit the blogging world in history. No, this is not a joke. Yes, this is a long post, but it is extremely important that you read it!
Why is it so big? Because at least 30 (and hopefully more soon) other active blogs on the internet have joined forces to make a difference in the world. A few days ago, I wrote a post about things we take for granted. I said something big was coming, and here it is.
There are over 1 billion people in the world who do not have access to clean drinking water. This is a problem for obvious reasons, but here are some interesting numbers/thoughts on how it effects people:
- In Africa, women and children spend 40 Billion hours walking to find water that is muddy and not safe for drinking, but it is all they have
- Without water, they cannot irrigate farms and provide food
- You have all heard of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Many experts say that there is medicine available to slow the effects of HIV and help people deal with it, but there is not enough water to make it effective.
-4,500 children will die today because they do not have clean water
- Clean water and sanitation education can reduce water related deaths by 45%
- Every year, 443 million school days are lost because kids are trying to find clean drinking water.
- For every dollar donated towards clean drinking water, there is an average of $12 in returns for the people. In other words, clean water makes the economy work.
- Check out the nifty pie graphs and other cool stats by clicking here.
Charity: Water, is an incredible organization. They have private funding, which means that 100% of your donations goes towards clean drinking water. You may not realize it, but that is rare in the non-profit world. Often times, much of your donations go towards paying the bills or advertising. But when you donate anything, it all goes to clean drinking water. They go into communities and build wells with clean drinking water that offer hope to people who have none. Villages build community around these wells and grow as a people in incredible ways.
Here is a really cool video about the organization from last year. If you don’t read anything on this page, watch this video!:
So what is the big deal going on? Well, I don’t have a September birthday, but one of my friends, Tyler Stanton, a hilarious blogger, decided he wanted to make a difference anyway. So he organized 30 bloggers who are going to work together to raise $30,000 to provide clean drinking water for people around the world. Now, $30,000 is a lot of money, but I believe we can make that goal. I think we can even surpass it. I want to double it! But we need your help.
There are a few things you can do that would really make a difference.
1) Donate $20. Why $20? Because $20 provides clean drinking water for 1 person for 20 years. You will literally change someone’s entire life with just $20!
2) Share this cause with people! Do it through facebook, e-mail, twitter, youtube, or your own blogs. We want a huge network and we want to give these people a new story that is full of hope.
3) Stay updated with the action! One incredible thing about Charity:Water is that they keep track of where your money is going. They will post pictures and video of the well you helped build, show you on Google maps where exactly it is going, and keep you updated all the way through.
If you would like to donate or share our donation page, you can find it at http://mycharitywater.org/30. You can also visit this page to stay updated on how the fund raising is going.
Here is another great video about where exactly the donations this September are going:
Thanks everyone! Remember, all donations and people should be sent to this website: http://mycharitywater.org/30.
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