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A Global Day of Giving! #GivingTuesday

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000

Giving Tuesday was created to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It has become an international movement around the holidays dedicated to giving, in the same way that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now synonymous with holiday shopping. After the frenzied commercialism of Black Friday sales (that now […]

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World Mom, @JenniferBurden, is on @BabyCenter Today! #Blue4Water

World Moms Blog — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:56:07 +0000

As part of World Moms Blog’s collaboration with BabyCenter’s Mission Motherhood™, our World Moms are writing posts on maternal health around the world. In today’s post, Jennifer Burden writes about the importance of clean water on maternal health in the developing world. She is wearing blue today to advocate for World Water Day! “Water is an integral […]

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WORLD VOICE: Celebrating The Privilege of Clean Water on World Water Day

Jennifer Iacovelli — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Today (March 22) is a big deal to me because it is World Water Day. Actually, access to clean water and sanitation is a big deal to me year round. The seed was planted a few years back when I was first connected to WaterAid America as a member of the Global Team of 200, […]

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WORLD VOICE: World Toilet Day

Jennifer Iacovelli — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:15:33 +0000

When’s the last time you took the time to be grateful for you toilet? Unless you’ve just renovated a bathroom or just really need to go, if you live in a developed country you probably don’t put much thought into how amazing it is to have a running toilet in your home. Today, November 19th, […]

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USA: Waiting for Water After Hurricane Joaquin

ThinkSayBe — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:00:03 +0000

Last week, South Carolina experienced the worst flooding is has seen in 1,000 years. World Mom, Sophia, shares her search for clean water after the storm last week… Today the National Guard had two posts at which troopers were giving out clean water bottles by the case. As I prepared to go get some of this water, I […]

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SOCIAL GOOD: Introducing Kids to Global Citizenship on World Water Day

Jennifer Iacovelli — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 01:20:34 +0000

Sunday, March 22nd was World Water Day, a day to celebrate water and bring awareness to the fact that far too many people still lack access to safe water and toilets. One in ten of the world’s population lives without safe drinking water and 40% do not have adequate sanitation. These statistics are staggering to […]

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MEXICO: Life Lessons with Mexico Mom

Tina Marie Ernspiker — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 06:00:30 +0000

As a wife of one and a mom of four, it seems like I am always learning and discovering! I know I am not alone. Let’s just admit it: The world is a big place, life is a lesson, and children can be the best teachers. Normally my series, Life Lessons with Mexico Mom, is […]

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Field Report From #BrazilMDGs : Water On Our Doorstep This Earth Day

Purnima Ramakrishnan — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:00:53 +0000

“Universal access to water is a right to all and now it is just on our doorsteps” said farmer Celia. I was traveling as a International Reporting Project Fellow, and we had just arrived in the semi-arid city of Cumaru, in the North-Eastern state of Pernambuco. We had lunch at Joelma’s place who is a […]

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#Moms4MDGs MDG #7 With Esquel Foundation in Brazil

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:00:15 +0000

In 2000, 189 nations made a promise to free people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivations. This pledge turned into the eight Millennium Development Goals, and was written as the Millennium Goal Declaration .- United Nations Development Programme The goal of MDG #7 is to ensure environmental sustainability. This month we are thrilled to […]

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