WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of World Water Day
(March 22), Water Advocates calls for the implementation of more safe
drinking water and sanitation projects in developing countries. While
recognizing the important work that has been done, to meet the global
challenge there remains an acute need to ratchet-up actions by governments,
corporations, foundations, the media, as well as the civic and faith-based
community.
"Each day 4,500 children die around the world due to mostly preventable
water and sanitation- related diseases," said David Douglas, President of
Water Advocates. "That's about 135,000 lives per month -- a small city's
worth of children -- an ongoing disaster by anyone's standards."
The good news is something can be done. Organizations exist that have
experience implementing sustainable water and sanitation projects. They
have been quietly working for years on this issue -- under the radar --
saving and improving the lives of the world's poorest citizens.
"We don't have to wait for a cure, what is needed is more financial
support, public awareness, and political will," continued David Douglas.
"We encourage U.S. citizens to support sustainable drinking water and
sanitation projects through their own religious or civic organizations, or
through nonprofit organizations working to implement effective projects in
this field."
This World Water Day, Water Advocates is circulating a list (also
available on their website) of 42 U.S. organizations helping to implement
safe drinking water and sanitation projects in developing countries. We
encourage the media to publish this list -- in the same way it publishes
similar lists during a natural disaster -- to allow the U.S. public to
involve itself in addressing this silent, ongoing disaster.
Action Against Hunger
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/what-we-do/water-sanitation
247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: +1 (212) 967-7800 | Toll free: +1 (877) 777-1420
African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
http://www.amref.org/index.asp?PageID=50&PiaID=6
4 West 43rd Street,
New York, NY 10036
Phone: +212-768-2440
Africare
http://www.africare.org/contact/contact_us.html
440 R Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 462-3614
Agua Para La Vida
http://www.aplv.org
2311 Webster Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-643-8003
CARE
https://my.care.org/05/water?qp_source=170760840000
151 Ellis St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 1-800-521-CARE
Catholic Relief Services
http://www.crs.org
228 W. Lexington St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3413
Phone: 888-277-7575
charity: water
http://www.charityis.org
150 Varick St. 5th floor
New York, NY 10013
646-688-2323
Church World Service
http://www.churchworldservice.org/worship-resources/worship-water.html
P.O. Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
Phone: 800-297-1516
El Porvenir
http://www.elporvenir.org
4214 Van Horn Lane
Bellingham, WA, 98226
Phone: 239-292-2419
Emmanuel International Mission
http://www.e-i.org
P.O. Box 4050,
3967 Stouffville Road
Stouffville, ON, L4A 8B6
Phone: 905-640-2111
Engineering Ministries International
http://emiusa.org
130 East Kiowa, Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719-633-2078
Engineers Without Borders
http://www.ewb-usa.org
1811 Lefthand Circle, Suite A-1
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: 303-772-2723
Episcopal Relief and Development
http://www.er-d.org
815 Second Ave
New York City, NY 10017
Phone: (800) 334-7626 ext. 5129
Global Water
http://www.globalwater.org
Project Management Office
3600 S. Harbor Blvd., # 514
Oxnard, CA 93035 USA
Phone: (805) 985-3057
Global Water Challenge
http://www.globalwaterchallenge.org
1001 Connecticut Ave N.W., Suite 925
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-457-0960
Healing Waters International
http://www.healingwatersintl.org
534 Commons Drive
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-526-7278
Helen Keller International
http://www.hki.org
352 Park Avenue South, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-532-0544
Hermandad
http://www.hermandad.org
430 Shore Rd., #6D
Long Beach, NY 11561
Phone: (516) 431-6602
International Health Organization
http://www.ihousa.org
60 Leo M. Birmingham Parkway, Suite 105
Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 617-254-5077
Islamic Relief USA
http://www.irw.org/whatwedo/water
P.O. Box 5640
Buena Park, CA 90622
Phone: (714) 676-1300
Lifewater
http://www.lifewater.org
PO Box 3131
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
Phone: 888-LIFE-H2O (888-543-3426) or 805-541-6634
Living Water International
http://www.water.cc
P.O. Box 35496
Houston, TX 77235
Phone: 281-207-7800
Living Waters for the World
http://www.livingwatersfortheworld.org
318 Seaboard Lane, Suite 205
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone: 615-261-4008
Lutheran World Relief
http://www.lwr.org
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230 USA
Phone: 410-230-2800
Millennium Water Alliance
http://www.mwawater.org
1980 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 713.625.8527
New Forests Project Clean Water Initiative
http://www.newforestsproject.com
1025 Vermont Avenue
Washington, DC 20007
202-263-5647
Oxfam America
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/issues_we_work_on/water
226 Causeway St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 800-77-OXFAM (800-776-9326) or 617-482-1211
Population Services International
http://www.psi.org/child-survival
1120 19th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 785-0072
Rotary International
http://www.rotary.org/en/AboutUs/Pages/ridefault.aspx
1560 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201, USA
Phone: 847-866-3000
Rotary-Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group
http://www.wasrag.org
c/o Horizon Bank 811 Ship Street
St. Joseph, MI 49085, USA
Safe Water International
http://www.safewaterintl.org
5184 Cambridge Lane
Carpinteria, California 93013 USA
Phone: (805) 705-7743
Save the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 221-4030 or (800) 728-3843
Seton Institute
http://www.setoninstitute.org
1800 Sullivan Avenue, Suite 506
Daly City, CA 94015
Phone: (650) 757-2655
Sister Cities International
http://www.sister-cities.org/sci/Sustainable/CleanWater
1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202.347.8630
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
https://www.unicefusa.org
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 1-800-4UNICEF
Water 1st International
http://www.water1st.org
PO Box 17974
Seattle, WA 98127
Phone: (206) 297-3024
Water For People
http://www.waterforpeople.org
6666 W. Quincy Avenue
Denver, CO 80235 U.S.A.
Phone: 303.734.3490
Water Missions International
http://www.watermissions.org
P.O. Box 31258
Charleston, South Carolina 29417
Phone: 843.769.7395
WaterAid America
http://www.wateraid.org/usa
232 Madison Avenue
Suite 1202
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 683 - 0430
Waterlines
http://www.waterlines.org
302 East Coronado Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 988-5642
WaterPartners International
http://www.water.org
2405 Grand Blvd.
Ste. 860, Box 12
Kansas City, MO 64108 USA
Phone: (913) 312-8600
World Vision
http://www.worldvision.org
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
Phone: 1-888-511-6548
Note: Although Water Advocates attempts to ensure the accuracy of this
information, the final judgment regarding the integrity of an organization
lies with the donors themselves.
Water Advocates is the first US-based nonprofit organization dedicated
solely to increasing American support for worldwide access to safe,
affordable and sustainable supplies of drinking water and adequate
sanitation. Our purpose is advocacy, not implementation of projects. Water
Advocates works with all sectors of American society to increase public and
private-citizen funding for effective water, sanitation and hygiene
projects and initiatives internationally, particularly those characterized
by strong community involvement. Water Advocates does not seek funding for
itself from the general public. For more information on Water Advocates,
please go to http://www.wateradvocates.org
SOURCE Water Advocates
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Related links:
http://www.waterforpeople.org
CONTACT:
John Sauer of Water Advocates,
+1-202-293-4003
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