One of the main websites we have looked at for information on our topic is thirstproject.org. It is a charity in the United States that's current goal is to have the people of Swaziland supplied with clean water by the year of 2022.
This charity provides tons of information on their website and help many people who don't have access to clean water. Thirst Project was started in 2007 by a 19-year-old college student; Seth Maxwell. He thought of the idea after hearing about one of his friend's missionary trips to Uganda. He noticed that many people there not only had very little money, but didn't have access to safe, clean drinking water. Seth spent several months researching this topic and ways to help people.
One day Seth and seven of his college friends decided to put their money together (about $70) and bought 1000 water bottles. They spent the day handing them out on the street of Hollywood Boulevard. People saw the kind act that they were doing and that $70 quickly turned to $1,700. Now they are going across America educating people on what the water crisis is and what the Thirst Project is. They are also currently building wells in Swaziland, Africa.
Now this charity has raised over $8 million and even have celebrities such as: Willow Shields, Drake Bell, Connor Franta, Dylan O'Brian, Boo Boo Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence and many more.
Road Warriors is a program Thirst Project started for people 18 or over to take part in the Thirst Project and help educate people across America. It is a great opportunity to help with this charity.
We have learnt a bunch of information about the water crisis from this charity and we are looking forward to learning more!
Friday, April 24, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Facts
So far we have been researching where in the world people are without clean water and organizations that help people without it.
We came across some facts such as:
- 1% of the world's freshwater is easily accessible.
- 29% of the world's freshwater is underground.
- 70% of the world's freshwater is in ice form or snow cover on mountains.
-80% of global diseases are water-borne from contaminated water.
-There are aquifers 100-300 ft. in the ground to reach clean water. Then organizations help the community get the water by building wells.
- You can boil your water, if needed to clean it.
- 1.5 gallons of water are needed to produce one plastic bottle of water.
-An average toilet flush uses more water than most people in Sub-Saharan Africa will use all day.
How it affects the world:
-3.5 million deaths per year are from water-related diseases.
-Every 20 seconds a child dies from water-related diseases.
-About 1 billion people are without clean water that's safe to drink.
- 4,100 children die everyday from diseases caused by contaminated water.
- Women in countries without access to clean water have to walk up to on average 3.75 miles to collect water that isn't even safe to drink.
- This makes the women fall into the poverty cycle, because they spend up to 8 hours collecting the water instead of going to school and getting and education. Therefore harder for them to make money.
-The jerry cans that they carry can weigh up to 44lbs.
These are just a few facts we found while researching the water crisis. We have realized that a lot of things we do in everyday life affects the water crisis, such as flushing the toilet or using a plastic water bottle.
We came across some facts such as:
- 1% of the world's freshwater is easily accessible.
- 29% of the world's freshwater is underground.
- 70% of the world's freshwater is in ice form or snow cover on mountains.
-80% of global diseases are water-borne from contaminated water.
-There are aquifers 100-300 ft. in the ground to reach clean water. Then organizations help the community get the water by building wells.
- You can boil your water, if needed to clean it.
- 1.5 gallons of water are needed to produce one plastic bottle of water.
-An average toilet flush uses more water than most people in Sub-Saharan Africa will use all day.
How it affects the world:
-3.5 million deaths per year are from water-related diseases.
-Every 20 seconds a child dies from water-related diseases.
-About 1 billion people are without clean water that's safe to drink.
- 4,100 children die everyday from diseases caused by contaminated water.
- Women in countries without access to clean water have to walk up to on average 3.75 miles to collect water that isn't even safe to drink.
- This makes the women fall into the poverty cycle, because they spend up to 8 hours collecting the water instead of going to school and getting and education. Therefore harder for them to make money.
-The jerry cans that they carry can weigh up to 44lbs.
These are just a few facts we found while researching the water crisis. We have realized that a lot of things we do in everyday life affects the water crisis, such as flushing the toilet or using a plastic water bottle.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Some Solutions
There are multiple solutions to the water crisis. They can cost from as little as $10 to more than $20,000. organizations such as Thirst Project, The Water Project, The Global Water Crisis and Charity Water raise money to help provide people with clean water.
Cost: $1,500 - $20,000
Need to dig 100-500 ft. to reach aquifers with clean water.
Lives affected daily: 1250
These need to be maintained and properly cared for.
Lifesaver Jerrycans:
Cost: $199
How long they last: 3 years until they need to be replaced.
Lives affected daily: 4 for up to 3 years.
Was invented as a cost-effective solution to provide water to disaster areas and water crisis zones.
Biosand filters:
Cost: $90
Lives affected daily: 20
About 200,000 are being used today.
A cheap method of filtering water through natural processes.
These are just a few solutions to help bring clean, safe water to people without it.
Here is a picture of children filling up the jerry cans. They can weigh up to 40 lbs when filled.
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