The Best GIft to GIve this Holiday Season - for only Six Cents!
New York, November 1, 2008 --- What your money can actually buy? Six cents can provide one packet of oral
re-hydration salts for one child to treat severe dehydration and
diarrhea, a leading cause of death among young children. Thirty seven
dollars can provide a small scale micro-filter, water purifier, and
disinfectant used to eliminate harmful micro-organisms in turbid water
in cases of emergency.
There are 2.2 billion children in the
world. 1 billion children live in poverty (that is almost 1 out of every 2
children!) meaning they are severely
deprived of adequate drinking water, food, decent sanitation
facilities, health, shelter education and information. Almost one
billion children have no access to adequate sanitation, and 425 million
children have no access to safe water.
Look around you! What you
see is an accurate portrayal of the inequalities in the world. It is
important to remember that people are born into these circumstances
randomly, just as you were randomly assigned to your group.
Today,
10.5 million kids in developing countries die each year of preventable
diseases before their fifth birthday. Together – with your assistance –
we can turn this unacceptable situation into history. We hope you will
help us accomplish this mission by joining us educating, advocating and
fundraising on behalf of UNICEF.
What can you do to make a difference? You can educate your community
about World Water Crisis: www.FreshWaterAlert.org. It is a great way to help people in your community to
understand some of the harsh realities faced by children and families living in
poverty. Individuals, companies and organizations can also join "Water, Source of Life" partnership programs to help save lives.
UNICEF has saved more
children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization on earth for
one crucial reason: UNICEF is the best equipped to tackle the major
child killers like unsafe drinking water, malaria, pneumonia, malnutrition and AIDS. Thank you for all you do on behalf of the world’s children. To make a donation, please go to: ww.UNICEF.org
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A Global Call To Action For Missionaries
Atlanta, 12 May, 2008 (FreshWaterAlert.org)
-- FreshWaterAlert™ campaign urges missionaries to
address the emerging global water crisis, calling church leaders to actively address the issue of water quality and
conservation.
"It is increasingly clear that lack of access to
clean water in many parts of the world causes great suffering in
humanitarian, social, environmental and economic terms, and seriously
undermines global development goals. It is estimated that approximately
1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion do
not have access to adequate sanitation", according to Minna LeVine, FreshWaterAlert™ Water, Source of Life campaign volunteer
coordinator. "Water is not just an environmental issue -- it is a
poverty and development issue, an economic issue and, therefore, a
humanitarian issue", Ms. LeVine adds.
FreshWaterAlert™
is a call global to action, encouraging missionaries to work more actively with the local and
international community, through initiatives such as the
FreshWaterAlert™. “We are pleased that business leaders have taken the
initiative and are urging Governments to take seriously this emerging
crisis,” said Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations
Global Compact. “This also represents an appeal for partnership, and in
this way underscores the fact that today’s global problems demand
collective and coordinated action.”
Media contacts: FreshWaterAlert™ volunteer team, news@h2oAlliance.org
FreshWaterAlert™ campaign: www.FreshWaterAlert.org
Water, Source of Life: Water, Source of Life
References:
World Water Reference
Water and Tourism
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