Dean Kamen’s Solution to the World’s Water Problems

In the News: There is a lot of buzz surrounding the water-purifying machine that Segway inventor Dean Kamen demonstrated on the Colbert Report recently (clip below). Everyone has been trying to find out more about his claim that “you stick a hose into anything that looks wet … and it comes out … as perfect distilled clean water.” So far, it looks like it is all true.
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Today Is World Water Day

This Saturday, March 22nd is World Water Day!

In 1992, the UN General Assembly designated March 22 as “World Water Day” to draw international attention to the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. More than 1 billion people around the world lack clean, safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion lack adequate sanitation services. The lack of clean water is the root cause of countless other justice issues. This is a solvable problem.

When as little as $1 can provide a year of water for an African , for instance, it’s clear that everyone has something to offer. If we can rally this nation to care about this issue, we will see a dramatic decline in the water crisis. It’s an amazing privilege to enter into the lives and struggles of friends an ocean away.

As Dan Haseltine says, “a huge body of water has kept us apart from Africa, but water is also the very thing that can connect us.
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Go to the World Water Day’s Website (www. worldwaterday. net) to learn more about events near you, including the Walk for Water in cities across America (as well as a virtual walk).

Please visit these Agents of Change from our links list to learn more and find out how you can get involved:

African Well Fund
www.africanwellfund.org

Blood:Water Mission
www.bloodwatermission.com

Lifewater International
www.lifewaterinternational.org

Living Waters for the World
www.livingwatersfortheworld.org

Wateraid
www.wateraid.org.uk

Watercan
www.watercan.org

Charity:water
www.charityis.org

In the News: Ending Famine in Malawi

What does it take to bring an impoverished nation from famine to surplus? An excellent article in the New York Times tells how Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, suffering from famine, drought, poverty, and diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis, with at least 1 million are orphans out of a population of 12 million, has done just that…

Link to the Times article: Ending Famine, Simply be Ignoring the Experts here or for convenience the entire article is copied below:

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October 16th is World Food Day

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The World Food Day and TeleFood theme for 2007 is “The Right to Food“. Read on for more information…

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March 22nd is World Water Day

Coping with Water Scarcity’ is the theme for World Water Day 2007, which is celebrated each year on March 22nd. This year’s theme highlights the increasing significance of water scarcity worldwide and the need for increased integration and cooperation to ensure sustainable, efficient and equitable management of scarce water resources, both at international and local levels.

More than 1 billion humans lack access to clean drinking water. The lack of clean water is the root cause of countless other justice issues. This is a solvable problem. Read on for links to more resources and how you can get involved.

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Agents of Change: Charity Water

Learn from charity:water, a nonprofit organization stimulating greater global awareness about extreme poverty, educating the public, and provoking compassionate and intelligent giving - give $20 and give someone clean and safe drinking water for 15 years.

Charity:water
www.charityis.com

Agents of Change: Blood:Water Mission

Hear, see, and learn from Blood:Water Mission a non-profit organization founded by the members of the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.

www.bloodwatermission.com

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