People in developing countries, mostly women, spend the majority of their day scavenging for water. The water they find is usually contaminated and makes them sick, and kills children. Every 20 seconds a child dies because they don't have access to water and it's a problem that could easily be solved if our society cared less about profitability and more about humanity. I think the water credit program Water.org has is awesome, giving people the money needed to connect to the existing infrastructure (usually only around $200). Check out water.org and see how you can help.
Now, Water.org is taking on one side of the water shortage issue. They are making it so people can connect to existing water systems (that are unfortunately subsidized instead of government run). The other side of the problem is creating new sources of fresh water. This is where Fresh Water for All comes in. We use seawater and sunlight, two things in abundance on Earth, to create new sustainable sources of fresh clean water. These new sources of water won't be ran for-profit so it also makes it more accessible for people who need it. We can actually charge water companies for access to the water produced, and that money can go toward extending the water systems giving more people access.
Fresh Water For All unfortunately doesn't have a celebrity spokesperson, and doesn't have a large advertising budget to help get the word out to raise funds and support. We need help from people like you. Sharing our posts on facebook, liking our facebook page and inviting your friends, these are things you can do that won't cost you anything more than a few minutes of your time. The more people know about Fresh Water for All, the more funding we can get and we can begin moving forward with plans.
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