How To Start Clean Water Projects in Your Community

Water comprises 70% of the earth's atmosphere. Every single life on earth depends on water to survive. This means that when our waters get hit by any kind of problem - pollution, drought or shortage - we are in serious trouble. Although governments around the world are on an unexpressed coalition versus the various potential harm to our dear source of life, we too, young or old, can help make a difference.

Saving the earth's waters doesn't mean you have to take part in the writing of laws to be implemented. It also doesn't mean you have to collect millions through government funding just to start the construction of water dams. There are many ways you can contribute to saving it and ensure continuity of life on earth.

Here are a couple of simple projects that you can do within your community.

• Create awareness. They say that the best minds to mold are the minds of the young since they obey more than they ask questions. This adage may be true when dealing with community projects that deal with water conservation or fight against water pollution. An easy way to get people involved, even youngsters in the community is to organize an information dissemination campaign regarding the importance of water. With a group of friends at school, and the blessing of the school principal and community leaders, you may stage a water conservation program that will generate awareness within the community. You may create posters and slogans about combating water pollution or saving the earth's precious life commodity. You may join related school organizations that help with such issues or simply take part in an existing community project to save water.
• Raise funds. On a much bigger scale but still very feasible, get your money-making minds to work by instituting a fundraiser that will generate funds to bring clean, potable water to those in much need of it like Africa and India. There are existing non-profit organizations that you may contact if you wish to heed this call to affect a global contribution. Visit waterproject.org for more details on how you can be part of this global undertaking.
• Organize a clean up drive. Especially if your community is near a lake or a beach, you may help save the waters by organizing a simple clean drive among various concerned organizations in the community. A one-day schedule where all you'll do is clean the shores or take out garbage that may be lurking near the coasts is more than enough to show you care. On a massive level, you may seek the help of your local government to provide assistance through additional machinery or funding to produce larger-scale results. You may make this clean drive as a regular activity among volunteers or create rotating schedules among the other concerned organizations. Making "No Littering" posters and some other visual aids may just help reduce if not eradicate this problem.
• Advocate by example. But ultimately, even if you're not the leader-type who'd go out and advocate water conservation and protection, you can still help save it while at home. Simple gestures like using a pail of water instead of using a hose to clean your cars, or by using a glass instead of running water from a sink when brushing your teeth, may do the job just the same. Remember that there is no bigger or smaller contribution when it comes to saving the planet's most important resource.