Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. This year’s topic is water.
Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren’t strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses. The UN predicts that one tenth of the global disease burden can be prevented simply by improving water supply and sanitation.
But, water moves beyond just a human rights issue. It’s an environmental issue, an animal welfare issue, a sustainability issue. Water is a global issue, deserving a global conversation.
I love how you took Blog Action Day from the global perspective, here, to the personal in your next post. I found you through a comment you posted on another blog, and I'm so glad I did! I'll follow you, so I don't forget to come back and see what you're working on next.
I love how you took Blog Action Day from the global perspective, here, to the personal in your next post. I found you through a comment you posted on another blog, and I'm so glad I did! I'll follow you, so I don't forget to come back and see what you're working on next.
Thank you Kathryn! I also posted on your blog and am following you as well. Great job on your blog post for the blog action day. Every human being deserves clean drinking water.
Thank you Kathryn! I also posted on your blog and am following you as well. Great job on your blog post for the blog action day. Every human being deserves clean drinking water.