Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.
Recently I found about this website, http://blogactionday.change.org/ and how each year on October 15, bloggers around the world unite together and blog about the same topic. So, today this blog is about water.
Water-this 5 letter word is known to us to replenish us. So why the big fuss about water when we know what it is?
Believe it or not, 1 child in the world dies from a water borne illness or disease every 20 seconds. The majority of these children are in third world countries where poverty is real and many are in deep crisis. Water is crucial for all so when a person dies from drinking water, it can be hard to imagine living in the western world.
Another fact, 1 in 8 people around the world do not have access to clean, safe drinking water (Charitywater,2010)
Organisations around the world like Samaritan’s Purse, (http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/05/11/see-our-water-filters-in-action/) have specific projects in places like Cambodia to help with providing clean and accessible water to all.
We can all make a difference in the world we live in, whether by praying for people who don’t have clean drinking water,educating and informing people about what life is like for people in third world countries and by taking action to advocate for those who don’t have their basic needs met.
So, the next time you have a drink of water,think about the children, men and women of the world who are in desperate need of clean water and give a thought to what it might be like if you were in their position.
