As people of faith, and as cohabitants of this planet, the knowledge that millions of people go regularly without clean drinking water should set off the alarms in our conscience. When we read in Scripture about Jesus’ miracles, it’s not hard to conclude that God cares about human suffering. All but one of Christ’s miracles involved an element of compassion, and He makes it clear that His followers must do the same.
I am highly unlikely to ever climb a mountain in my life. I’m not outdoorsy, I’m not athletic and I’m terribly afraid of heights. That’s why I have mad respect for anyone who decides to cross that challenge off their bucket list. Especially for a good cause. Well, thanks to Summit on the Summit,
To help people connect with water projects in the developing world in advance of World Water Day on March 22, our friends at Water.org have launched #24HoursOfWater. Every hour, the organization is tweeting a new, brief video clip that illustrates the severity of the water crisis and how much people benefit from accessibility to water
George Clooney isn’t the only actor-activist making a splash this week. In honor of World Water Day coming up on Thursday, March 22, Matt Damon, actor and co-founder of Water.org, released a video today urging people to “take action by donating your voice to the cause.” He reminds us of the tragic reality that “almost
Social media has the power to do some amazing things — it can help amplify a message and get people fired up about an issue that they wouldn’t normally care about. Our friends at Water.org have come up with a pretty nifty way to raise awareness around World Water Day, which takes place on March
Action: 20. Time: 5 minutes. Level of difficulty: Easy. It’s that time of the year again — it’s time to talk about poop! Every year on November 19, World Toilet Day, the global health community shines a spotlight on the issue of water and sanitation, giving the world a chance to push the agenda for
Imagine if you could be the spokesperson for your favorite nonprofit for a few moments. What would you say? How would you mobilize their audience to take action against the world’s injustices? What issues would you focus on? Water.org, in partnership with Twitter, is giving one lucky person the opportunity to do just that. During
Interested in water and sanitation issues? Mike McCamon from Water.org talks about how you can take action on World Water Day next week. World Water Day is on March 22. To you, it may be just another day. But for teenager Haregeweyni Teklay, it’s a day for celebration and giving thanks. Until the Water.org water
As advocates and activists, a lot of our support comes from actions that we take in front of our computers. Once we type in our names for a petition or click on a link, the issue is gone — unless we take the steps to stay connected, of course. Screenshot of the site — pretty
Last week, ONE and Water.org asked you to help celebrate World Water Day in a big way—by donating your Facebook and Twitter statuses for a whole week. And boy, did you help spread the word. By Friday over 14,000 people had donated their Twitter and/or Facebook statuses, letting people across the globe know about the
This Monday will be World Water Day – and we’re getting ready to celebrate the 200 million people who have access to clean water for the first time. So how can you join the celebration? It couldn’t be simpler. Go to oneweekforwater.org and sign up to donate your Facebook and Twitter status for World Water
Check out this post from Erin Swanson of Water.org: Remember playing the Oregon Trail game growing up? You chose your companions, forded rivers with your oxen, went hunting, and occasionally had a brief funeral for someone on your team lost to measles, a snakebite, dysentery, typhoid, cholera, and diarrhea. Would you believe that MILLIONS of
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