World Water Day 2012
Thursday 22 March was World Water Day - a day to draw attention to the fact that, despite good progress, 783 million people still don't have access to safe drinking water. WaterAid's believes that change can happen; we can and will reach these people with clean water in our generation.
- We asked people to support our Water Works campaign by uploading their photos showing how water is essential to life:
Water WorksGovernments can do so much more to tackle the global water and sanitation crisis. Taps and toilets save lives and are cheap, simple and e...
Your photos - Water WorksAdd your photo to our gallery to show how safe water is essential to your life. We'll use the images to show world leaders that Water Wor...- Our campaign received incredible celebrity support from both David and Victoria Beckham, on Twitter and Facebook. With a combined following of over 20 million fans and followers, this gave our message a massive boost on the day! Thanks so much to them both for caring about World Water Day.
- David Beckham - Wall | FacebookAbout. Welcome to the OFFICIAL David Beckham Facebook Page ... World Water Day | WaterAid ... Donovan, Beckham, Dunivant Preview CCL Qu...
783 million people are still waiting for safe drinking water. Make change happen on #worldwaterday bit.ly/wwd_action #waterworks Pls RT!- We released a brand new World Water Day video on YouTube:
- On Twitter, we were busy all day. #worldwaterday trended in the UK and globally, while in London @wateraid itself was a trending term during our "Twitter hour" at lunchtime, and our key call-to-action tweet was re-tweeted more than 1,000 times (and counting!)
783,000,000 is a big number but we CAN reach these people with clean drinking water in our generation. #worldwaterday http://pic.twitter.com/zQ6bSYHc
783 million people are still waiting for safe drinking water. Make change happen on #worldwaterday bit.ly/wwd_action #waterworks Pls RT!- A simple, powerful message from WaterAid for #worldwaterday - Safe water for everyone is within our grasp: blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2012/03/safe-w… #wwd2012
- We were re-tweeted by thousands of people during the day, with our Top Tweet being re-tweeted more than 1,400 times!
RT @wateraid: WaterAid Chief Exec Barbara Frost writes on #worldwaterday - Why the Poorest Will Have to Wait for Water...
On #WorldWaterDay @CAFOD @WaterAid & @Tearfund talk about why the poorest will have to wait for water huff.to/GFk3My via @Tearfund
RT @WaterAid: 783 million people are still waiting for safe drinking water. Make change happen on #worldwaterday bit.ly/wwd_action #waterworks Pls RT!
RT @WaterAid 783000000 is big number but we CAN reach people w clean drinking water in our generation. #worldwaterday bit.ly/GLIqEv- While our World Water Day web page was tweeted over 1,000 times and shared on Facebook more than 500 times!
World Water Day | WaterAid783 million people are still waiting for safe drinking water. Make change happen on #worldwaterday : http://www.waterworks.me/take-action...- And on Facebook we offered three brilliant Timeline cover images for supporters to use on the profile for the day:
- Our Chief Executive, Barbara Frost, was busy blogging all over the place, while coverage of WaterAid activities was also picked up in Nigeria, India and beyond!
Why the Poorest Will Have to Wait for WaterIt is only by investing in both water and sanitation that the full health benefits of these services will be realised for the world's...
Opinion: 'The Washington Well of Hope' - CNN.comEditor's note: Barbara Frost has been Chief Executive of WaterAid since September 2005. Prior to joining WaterAid, Frost was Chief Execut...
