You know that water is a necessary resource for us all to be alive, right? Sadly, 748 million people lack access to clean water! {That number is the equivalent of nearly two and a half times the United States population.} That should break your heart. It breaks mine.
To address this crisis and to acknowledge water’s essential presence on the earth, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 as World Water Day in 1993.
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8 Things You Can Do for World Water Day
Give Clean Water – Visit World Vision’s website to contribute to the Clean Water Fund, or make a monthly pledge. A total of $25 per month provides 6 more people with clean water every year!
Utilize Social Media – Last year World Water Day posts reached up to 700 million people. Break this record and
spread the word about clean water access, using the hashtags #WaterEffect and #WaterNow.
Take a Short Shower – Keep track of time spent showering as a reminder of the water shortage around the world. An American that takes only a five minute shower has already used more than an entire day’s worth of water for the average person in a developing country’s slum!
Make a Home Cooked Meal – Skip a restaurant meal and eat in. Use the time at home to talk about the need for water and donate money saved by cooking at home to give clean, life-giving water. A gift of $50 provides one new person with clean water.
Walk or Run 6K – On World Water Day, thousands of people will walk or run 6 kilometers (3.72 miles) for children in Africa. Each registration brings clean water and fullness of life to communities in need one person at a time.
Organize a Mall Walk – Gather family and friends for a mall walk to remember the significant time women in developing countries spend bringing water to families. The time North American women spend shopping daily equals the time many women devote to collecting water each day – nearly 200 million hours!
Run a Lemonade Stand – Help provide clean water by doing what you love. Whether it’s hosting a benefit concert, coordinating a bake sale, involving the kids and setting up a lemonade stand or giving up your birthday you can be part of the water effect. Find out more here.
Pray – “Thank you, Lord, for being our Source of living water. Ignite a passion in many people’s hearts to help bring clean water to those who desperately need it.”
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Check out Violet’s dreams of clean water and a better life in this video:
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