I saw this video by charitywater during one of the Pangea day commercial breaks today and simply could not get it out of my head. After checking out their site and some of the amazing work they do around the world, I was sold on donating $20 for one of their projects. Clip and info below:
Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk 5 miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. Yet more than 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have clean water.
It’s hard to imagine what a billion people looks like really, but one in six might be easier. One in six people in our world don’t have access to the most basic of human needs. Something we can’t imagine going 12 hours without.
Here, we’d like to introduce you to a few of those billion people. They are very real, and they need our help. They didn’t choose to be born into a village where the only source of water is a polluted swamp. And I didn’t choose to be born in a country where even the homeless have access to clean water and a toilet.
I invite you to put yourself in their shoes. Follow them on their daily journey. Carry 80 pounds of water in yellow fuel cans. Dig with their children in sand for water. Line up at a well and wait 8 hours for a turn.
Now, make a decision to help. We’re not offering grand solutions and billion dollar schemes, but instead, simple things that work. Things like freshwater wells, rainwater catchments and sand filters. For about $20 a person, we know how to help millions of people.Start by helping one.
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[...] On Saturday my sister and I took the metro to Konex Cultural Center, a place where I’ll be visiting frequently when I return to Buenos Aires to live, and joined about 100 others to watch the 24 films shown as part of Pangea Day. At the same time my friend Juliana was in one of my favorite bars in Medellín helping organize the Pangea Day event there. In Los Angeles, my buddy Gilad (originally from Israel) watched the event there (and will soon be posting a comprehensive review). In Tokyo, Megumi, who I first met earlier this year in New York, was watching Pangea Day with friends at United Nations University’s Media Studio. In Trinidad my dear friend Georgia was watching Pangea Day in her bedroom along with Delphine, a bitter enemy. [...]
[...] Este sábado pasado fui con mi hermana al Konex, un lugar donde seguramente voy a visitar con frecuencia cuando vuelva a Buenos Aires para vivir. Se sumaron alrededor de 100 personas para ver las 24 películas que se mostraron como parte de Pangea Day. Al mismo tiempo, mi amiga Juliana estuvo en uno de mis bares favoritos en Medellín ayudando a organizar el evento de Pangea Day allí. En Los Ángeles, mi compa Gilad (nacido en Israel) asistió el evento allí (y pronto publicará una reseña completa). En Tokio, Megumi, quien conocí por primera vez a principios de este año en Nueva York, estaba observando Pangea Day con sus amigos en el estudio de medios de la Universidad de las Naciones Unidas. En Trinidad mi querida amiga Georgia estaba observando Pangea Day en su dormitorio junto con Delphine, una amarga enemiga. [...]
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