World Water Day round up
Posted by Sappho on March 22nd, 2010 filed in Africa news and blogwatch, Blogwatch, Environment
Today is several things. It’s the day after the House passed health care reform legislation I had often thought might be doomed, showing that Nancy Pelosi’s a more determined and skillful Speaker than I’d given her credit for. It’s the birthday of one of my brothers. It’s the birthday of my ex who died in a car accident a little over twenty-five years ago. But, most importantly for this particular post, it’s World Water Day. I’ll have a few non-World Water Day links for you, too, that I’d been saving and hadn’t gotten around to blogging, but today the focus is water.
One Difference is a Facebook fan page formed to supply a PlayPump to provide clean water to a village in Africa. Check it out and see how you can help.
Via my sister, here’s a map showing where your water comes from (if you’re in the US), and including some facts about water (worldwide).
Uganda: Safe Water Still a Dream to the Majority in Country.
Nigeria: Kwara State Govt gets World Bank’s N90 Million for Irrigation.
Angola: ‘Water for All’ Project to Benefit Over Three Million People.
Ghana: New Wells Boost School Attendance, Improve Public Health.
And lots more African water-related stories on the AllAfrica.com water page.
Non-water links:
A Unitarian Universalist Association Monday meditation: Spirit of life, bring to us beauty.
How to uninstall XP Antispyware, a bit of malware that disguises itself as software to protect you from malware.
The Face of Malaria (and How Social Media Can Help).
A list of provisions in the health care reform act that go into effect immediately.
Rift in E.U. Widens Over Importance of Greek Aid.
From a couple of weeks ago: Lord’s Resistance Army finds safe haven in Darfur.