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In many parts of the developing world, people have to walk for miles every day just to get the water they need to drink and cook. To highlight that daily challenge, activists in Hialeah, Florida, plan to hold a Walk for Water walk-a-thon.
The walk is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22 (which is World Water Day), at McDonald Park, 7505 W. 12th Ave. The event is part of Hialeah Water Fest 2008, which is being organized by Common Ground for Conservation and the city of Hialeah. Admission to the park is free, but there’s a registration fee for anyone participating in the walk-a-thon.
By Cassie Walker •
March 20, 2008
As the country experiences droughts in the Southwest and Southeast and absorbs the news of Lake Mead’s impending demise and pharmaceuticals in our drinking water, we can’t help but think about our water. Of course, despite our troubles, we are among the world’s most fortunate when it comes to safe, clean drinking water.
To help those in other parts of the world who are not as fortunate, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has developed The Tap Project, which runs this week through World Water Day on Saturday, March 23rd.
The concept is simple, but the results will be powerful: participating restaurants invite patrons to donate $1 for each glass of tap water that they normally receive for free. For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days. Since the lack of clean and accessible water is the second largest killer of children under five, this is an important outcome.
