November 2010
9 posts
“If you want to preach only to our souls, go to the place of the dead. That is...”
Africa: Snapshot of a Parched Continent
Taken from an article by Laura Coulter @ Evangelicals for Social Action:
Africa consistently ranks as the most needy continent when water resources are tallied. According to data compiled in 2004 by Tearfund, the African continent is the only one on which fewer than 50 percent of the rural population has access to either water or sanitation.
• In sub-Saharan Africa alone, more than 23...
“I must encourage you and your team to move forward with your expeditionary...”
– Julian Monroe Fisher, Explorer and Expedition Leader
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North-South split in Sudan →
Do you know what is going on in Sudan? “All they’ve known is war”, says CNN correspondent. Take a few minutes to watch the video and be aware.
NYC implements online tool to track water usage →
This is cool!
In NYC, starting this week, users can now log in online and see what their water usage throughout the day was. Being able to track their water flow may help detect leaks faster, as well as have consumers learn about how their activities affect water consumption.
Check it out!
How necessary is your daily shower? →
2.5 gallons per minute.
That’s the average rate at which we expend water in the shower.
So a 10 minute shower = 25 gallons of water. The water that 5 families would use per day in the developing world.
Most people in the US I think would say it is necessary to shower every day. But is that because it really is, or because the personal cleanliness industry has convinced us that it’s...
“There’s no reason that blades of GRASS should get more and better water...”
– An anonymous Walk4Water supporter. *Thank you*
Investing in children's potential is not just the... →
