Water…
It’s everywhere. We drink it, we clean ourselves with it, we swim in it…who would have thought that access to such a necessity would become such a privilege?
At this moment, I myself am enjoying some nice, clean H2O, though so many others aren’t nearly as fortunate as I am. Clean drinking water is becoming such a rarity. All the pollution we’ve been causing nowadays doesn’t help either; it only makes water all the more dangerous to drink. Almost a billion people are struggling for access to good, clean water. Several diseases are brought about to these people from the lack of proper sanitation, and these diseases often lead to the deaths of many, including about 38,000 children (under the age of 5) every week. All in all, that’s more deaths than that of all forms of violence, including wars.
Millions would give so much just for the possession of clean drinking water – something that should be a human right. Though the U.N. has already declared it so, the struggle for solutions to this problem remains.
I’m not sure if you’d know about this, but today is Blog Action Day. I’ve been wanting to contribute for a while now, but I’ve never really gotten the chance. Too bad this year I was unprepared. I only realized it was today about half an hour ago, so I pretty much just rushed writing this post. It’s already become a bad habit. I apologize for how messy it is – I didn’t really have much time to edit. I’ll try to take time writing my next post, though I’m making no promises!
Oo I didn’t know it was Blog Action Day. Man, I would have contributed something as well. :/
Sweetheart, I think you meant H2O. H2 is dihydrogen. :D
People take clean water for granted. Because it is easily available in our homes, we tend to forget that millions of people don’t have access to clean water. But to get clean water for everyone is a really big task. It costs so much to treat water, build dams and to provide even the basic infrastructure for the people. And especially with the poor countries, you need a really long time to field study before building these infrastructures. And in the mean time, the poor people are suffering from lack of water or from unclean water diseases.ClarisseThat was a typo, I’ve fixed it, hehe.
Comment by Kitty • October 15, 2010 • 10:39 pm
Dear Clarisse. You’re so amazing, there should be people advertising in this site. love u ^_^
I wouldn’t want to put advertising on a personal site. :)) Haha, thanks Carrie. :)
Comment by carrie • October 16, 2010 • 8:08 pm
It’s warm throughout the year here as well. What do you expect from living so close to the Equator? Hehehehe! It was only because I walked into that icy storage room that I’ve experienced the chilling temperature. :D
I don’t my pictures/videos taken, tbh, so it is awkward to be on TV. Which is funny because I decided to get the camera. I think the decision was based on I like taking other people’s pictures, but not mine. Hehehe!Comment by Kitty • October 19, 2010 • 9:47 pm
Aw, I wish I knew it was Blog Action Day. I’ve been so far removed from the blog world this month. Even if you were unprepared, at least you too part.
It’s hard not to take water for granted where I live. Not only do I live in a middle-class community with working tap water, but it rains all the time. I try to conserve as much as possible, but it’s hard not to forget that others don’t have the luxury. This post has kinda inspired me to find a project involving water to bring to my next Interact Club meeting.
Comment by Gabi • October 23, 2010 • 7:33 am
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