The mission of Water Charity is to implement practical solutions to provide safe water, effective sanitation, and meaningful health education to those in need.
Introducing Water Charity
Water Charity is a nonprofit corporation, directed toward improving the human rights and dignity of individuals throughout the world by providing them with resources that impact upon their health and wellbeing.
Water Charity implements practical solutions to provide safe water, effective sanitation, and meaningful health education to those in need.
Water Charity surveys the needs, drafts the plans, assembles the resources, implements and manages the projects, and evaluates the results.
BioSand Filter Project in Guatemala
We will be going to Guatemala on December 3 to implement the first of a number of BioSand filter projects.
BioSand technology has been proven worldwide over many years. It involves a container to hold several grades of sand, plus a biological layer that forms on the top. Once set up, contaminated water can be poured in, and clean water emerges from the bottom.
The filters will be placed in individual households.
Please Donate to the Choquechampi Reservoir Project
Water Charity is participating in a reservoir project underway in Choquechampi, Bolivia, being carried out by Mano a Mano International, an organization with operations both in the United States and Bolivia.
Water Charity had to cease direct operations in Bolivia in September, 2008, when diplomatic relationships between the U.S. and Bolivia broke down, and Peace Corps volunteers, with whom we had been working, were evacuated. Since that time we have sought to continue working in Bolivia, a country with severe water and sanitation problems.
Mano a Mano-Bolivia is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, incorporated and based in Cochabamba, Bolivia. As a Bolivian organization, their staff and volunteers have been able to continue to work in Bolivia despite the political unrest.
Bolivia has been badly affected by climate change. Many areas have been dependent for drinking water and agriculture on runoff from the melting icepacks in the mountains. The warming climate has resulted in a large decrease in the available water.
The construction of reservoirs has proven to be an effective way to provide life-saving water to needy communities. Water is saved during the rainy season and used as needed for drinking, household use, and irrigation of crops. The use of reservoirs has been shown to double or triple crop yield, in communities that are presently barely surviving.
Your donation for this worthy project is urgently requested. We will keep you updated on the progress.
Successful Water Charity Benefit - Rockin’ the Spot
On November 8, 2008, Rockin’ the Spot produced a fundraising benefit to help Water Charity. The event was held in Interlaken, Switzerland, at the Caverne. It featured Churchhill, DJ Color and other DJs. This is a picture from the event.
Check out the Rockin' the Spot MySpace page.
Here is a video of Churchhill.
Running Dry, an Urgent Need
“Running Dry” is a comprehensive public information/education project, established to raise awareness regarding the worsening global humanitarian water crisis. The projects centerpieces are two explosive and enlightening in-depth documentaries. “Running Dry”, and “Running Dry: The American Southwest”. The project was inspired by former U.S.Flow, the Film
Flow is making its way through the film festivals and theaters. It is an award-winning documentary investigation into the world water crisis.
Flow details the growing privatization of the supply of fresh water in the world.
Safer water, better health
Authors: Prüss-Üstün, Annette; Bos, Robert; Gore, Fiona; Bartram, Jamie
Number of pages: 53
Publication date: 2008
Language: English
Download the report [pdf 2.6Mb]
Lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene remains one of the world’s most urgent health issues. A new WHO report shows that a staggering 9.1% of the total global burden of disease could be prevented by improving access to clean water and improved sanitation and hygiene. In 32 worst-affected countries, the figure is 15%.
IWA-WHO Journal of Water and Health
Free access is available to the latest issue of the Journal of Water and Health, a joint venture between the International Water Association and the World Health Organization. The journal represents a joint commitment to promote high quality research and practice across the full range of challenges to harnessing water for health in developing and developed countries alike. You can access it at http://www.iwaponline.com/jwh/005/1/default.htm
Sanitation: slow progress, action crucial, say 2400 experts in Stockholm
Slow progress on sanitation will cause the world to badly fail the Millennium Development Goals while weak policy, poor management, increasing waste and exploding water demands are pushing the planet towards the tipping point of global water crisis. Action is crucial, stakes are high and time is running out were key messages coming from the 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm.
2008 World Water Week in Stockholm
"Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World"
The 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm is now making its Second Announcement and Call for Registration.
The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development. The theme of the week is Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World with Special Focus on Sanitation.
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If you have an interest in water, sanitation, health, hygiene, and the environment, check out the new Water Link Directory, produced by Water Charity, at http://WaterLinkDirectory.com. Find the proper category and submit your links.
