WaterAid this week became the first international development charity to host a 24-hour tweetathon in order to showcase its work around the world. WaterAid24 began in Australia at midnight BST on Tuesday 7 June and ended in America, with updates from Asia, Africa, the Pacific region and Europe in between.

Third Sector Online, 9 June 2011 A child plays in clean water from a new handpump in Zambia [WaterAid/ Anna Kari] The water and sanitation charity held a 24-hour tweetathon to showcase its work around the world WaterAid 24 began in Australia at midnight on 7 June and ended in the US, with updates and pictures posted throughout the course of 24 hours.

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Mon, 6 Jun 2011 | By Charlotte McEleny WaterAid is to tweet what happens at the charity over a 24-hour period to increase its transparency. The Tweetathon will start on Tuesday 7 June from the charity's Australian office and end in the American office.

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On Tuesday 7 June WaterAid will be hosting WaterAid 24 - a non-stop tweetathon to show supporters exactly what an international charity does over a 24-hour period. Beginning with WaterAid in Australia, the tweets will start and end at midnight BST, finishing with WaterAid in America.

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By Maisie McCabe, brandrepublic.com, 06 June 2011, 03:37PM WaterAid, the international water, sanitation and hygiene charity, is running a 24-hour "tweetathon" on social network Twitter to give supporters an insight into what the charity does over a 24-hour period.

From Australia to Zambia: WaterAid's 24-hour Twitter marathon On Tuesday 7 June WaterAid will be hosting a non-stop tweetathon on Twitter – WaterAid 24 - to show supporters exactly what an international charity does over a 24-hour period. Beginning with WaterAid in Australia, the tweets will start and end at midnight BST, finishing with WaterAid in America.

Today, WaterAid are hosting a 24 hour tweet-athon to show what an international charity does in a day. According to WaterAid's Website Manager Joe Downie, it's the first of its kind from an international charity.

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WaterAid, the international water, sanitation and hygiene charity, is running a 24-hour "tweetathon" on social network Twitter to give supporters an insight into what the charity does over a 24-hour period.The tweets, prepared in-house with support from social media agency Rabbit, will report everything the charity is does over the 24 hours, including its work on WaterAid's presence at Glastonbury music festival.Joe Downie, website manager at WaterAid, said: "In this age of transparency we w...

This Tuesday, WaterAid is giving supporters a chance to experience a day in the life of an international charity! For a 24 hour period, the WaterAid UK, USA and Australian Twitter feeds will be sending live reports on everything from the charity’s Glasto preparations, to water point mapping in Ethiopia to the less glamorous but no less essential back office services at HQ.

On Tuesday 7 June WaterAid will be hosting WaterAid 24 - a non-stop tweetathon to show supporters exactly what an international charity does over a 24-hour period. Beginning with WaterAid in Australia, the tweets will start and end at midnight BST,...

Water: it is there at the turn of a tap - hot or cold and most importantly safe, clean and pure. But not for all; many millions of people spend a large part of their day sourcing water for their basic needs.

WaterAid is today hosting a 24-hour tweetathon to raise awareness and give a behind-the-scenes look at the charity's work around the world. Using the hashtag #wateraid24 the Australian office kicked off the tweeting at midnight BST and by midnight tonight the charity expects at least 20 of the 26 countries, where WaterAid is working, to take part.

WaterAid, the international water, sanitation and hygiene charity, is running a 24-hour "tweetathon" on social network Twitter to give supporters an insight into what the charity does over a 24-hour period. The 'tweetathon', organised in-house with support from social media agency Rabbit, will report everything the charity does over the 24 hours, including its work on WaterAid's presence at Glastonbury music festival.

Today Wateraid are hosting a non-stop 24hour Tweetathon which started in Australia and will travel throughout the day to finish in America.