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!
Thank you for letting us know about this project. Are you researching other projects so that yours can be just as productive? I wonder... does the water crisis have anything to do with how much water we waste? I know where I live (IL), many people waste a lot of water on showers, brushing their teeth (with the water running), watering their lawns, and I even saw an Instagram post of a boy hosing down his (very expensive) shoes! Can our water consumption affect those all the way over in Africa??
ReplyDeleteNational a Geographic did an extensive series on water, with many stats similar in topic to those you are quoting. I wonder if you might find some of their project online, that might offer new data or ideas?
ReplyDeleteOk! We will check out their website and look at their data and ideas! ~Victoria and Shelly
DeleteGreat use of images in the blog. Are there any specific projects you are going to join or start as a result of your project?
ReplyDeleteThank you! We are very interested in the Thirst Project. I (Victoria) donated to the charity back in October and have been interested in it ever since! We would love to take part in helping the Thirst Project or any other charities! ~Victoria and Shelly
DeleteWe just made a donation page from the Thirst Project website. 100% of donations go to helping the water crisis. Here's the link: my.thirstproject.org/studyingthewatercrisis
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