Run for Water
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Submitted by Andy Sternberg on 26 January, 2010 - 05:00
The No. 1 ranked American marathon runner in 2009, a nine-time Olympic gold medalist and a professional athlete and fashion model are among the latest supporters teaming up with Live Earth in support of the Dow Live Earth Run for Water – the largest global water initiative in history aimed at helping solve the world water crisis.
Elite athletes Kara Goucher, Carl Lewis, and Jenny Fletcher have announced their participation in the April 18, 2010 events, which will feature a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water), concerts and water education activities taking place in countries around the world.
Submitted by jgeeslin on 5 February, 2010 - 08:15
We are proud to highlight the wonderful Run for Water events being planned around the world for April 18, 2010.
The Friends of Live Earth: Run for Water Race in Lisbon, Portugal will be a high-level event, helping the Portuguese community to acknowledge the importance of the global water crisis and the steps they can take to help solve it.
Submitted by Live Earth on 4 February, 2010 - 14:00
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water Bali was announced this week at the Culture and Tourism Department on Balairung.
Nearly 100 members of the media attended the hour-long press conference.
The event was topped off by an acoustic performance by Slank, one of Indonesia's most famous rock bands, to a great response.
Submitted by Andy Sternberg on 1 February, 2010 - 08:35
Registration for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water is now open in more than 50 cities around the world! Sign up to participate in a 6km run/walk on Sunday April 18th and be a part in the largest global water initiative in history. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water will take place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis.
Sign up now at http://liveearth.org/run or by clicking on any of the following cities:
Submitted by Live Earth on 1 February, 2010 - 02:22
Every Monday we profile a Dow Live Earth Run for Water partner organization that works toward providing solutions to the nearly 1 billion people who lack access to clean, safe water. To donate to one of these projects, visit liveearth.org/give.
Lien Aid is an international development NGO headquartered in Singapore. Its core mission is to build a firm foundation for human development by making safe water and sanitation accessible and affordable to poor communities in Asia. Founded in 2006 by the Lien Foundation and the Nanyang Technological University, Lien Aid's strength lies in delivering solutions using appropriate technology backed by knowledge transfer. Since its inception, Lien Aid has impacted over 200,000 lives in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam through various water treatment, sanitation and community development initiatives.
Submitted by Andy Sternberg on 29 January, 2010 - 12:20
click to watch!In this episode of Live Earth TV, we find out some of the elite athletes who will be participating in the 2010 Live Earth Run for Water and Kara Goucher, the #1 ranked marathon runner in the U.S. joins us on the show.
On Sunday April 18th, join us in cities around the world to raise awareness and funding for the largest global water initiative in history.
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water will feature a series of 6k run/walks, concerts and water education activities.
World renowned athletes Kara Goucher, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, and professional athlete and fashion model Jenny Fletcher recently announced their participation!
Click here to register for a Live Earth run/walk near you!
Submitted by Live Earth on 26 January, 2010 - 13:30
A shelter at an orphanage in Rwanda, made with ferrocement and bamboo. Photo ferrocement.com.
When I say "water tank," what image is conjured up in your mind? Is it one of those large black plastic tanks which you see so frequently in developing countries, usually perched on top of a small tower or on a roof? Millions of those are used around the world, so that image would be very appropriate. When I say "water tank," however, I think of something else entirely. I think of ferrocement: the best, strongest, durable, cheapest, and most versatile construction material I know. And I think of the water tanks I have built myself, using it.
Submitted by Peter van der Linde on 25 January, 2010 - 12:00
Picture above: A close-up of the "Warhammer for Water" tabletop fantasy army. These hand-painted heroic scale miniatures are between 20 mm – 50 mm tall.
This weekend, Frenzy, the Dutch Warhammer championship, took place in the Rai in Amsterdam. For amateurs Michel, Merijn and Sjoerd (my brother) it was D-Day for their Warhammer for Water initiative.
After the guys glimpsed the Africa Interactive video of the project, they settled on supporting this Safe Drinking Water & Women empowerment project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, run by Akvo support partner Women for Water Partnership and field partner Soroptimist International of Europe Club.
Submitted by jgeeslin on 25 January, 2010 - 05:00
Every Monday we profile a Dow Live Earth Run for Water partner organization that works toward providing solutions to the nearly 1 billion people who lack access to clean, safe water. To donate to one of these projects, visit liveearth.org/give.
International Riverfoundation is an Australian-based charity with a vision of a world in which all rivers and waterways are healthy and sustainably managed. To this end, Riverfoundation is dedicated to driving the restoration and sustainable management of rivers and waterways around the world, to ensure that they will be protected for generations to come.
Submitted by Andy Sternberg on 21 January, 2010 - 03:01
The Dow Live Earth Run for Water is less than three months away but if you're in the Washington D.C. area and you register by January 25th, you can help get clean water to Haiti earthquake survivors today.
The January 12, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas only exacerbated severe economic and health problems for the least developed country in the Western Hemisphere.
Prior to the earthquake, only half the population of Haiti had access to clean drinking water and 30 percent had access to adequate sanitation.
Now Corrigan Sports is teaming up with charity partner Global Water Challenge to provide relief to Haiti with your help. For every person who registers for the Live Earth Run for Water in Washington, D.C. between now and January 25, CSE will donate funds to purchase five gallons of water for the people of Haiti.
Click here to register for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water at National Harbor on the Potomac or click here to find the Live Earth Run for Water near you!
Run (or walk) with us on April 18th!
