OK. I have to admit I am a big Police fan. The Police disbanded shortly after I really got into their music. I am really excited about them touring this summer; check out their official touring site. One thing I did notice was that The Police were going to contribute a portion of the proceeds to WaterAid.The Police made the following statement:
"In Western societies, the idea of not having clean and plentiful water is unthinkable. And yet there are millions of people who are suffering and dying from disease because they lack access to this most basic resource. We are proud to support WaterAid in their mission to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education in the world's poorest countries. We hope the funds and awareness raised during the tour will help to shine a light on WaterAid's efforts to bring help to millions of people in need."I was not aware of WaterAid, which is based in London, and helps deliver water, sanitation and hygiene education through its offices in 17 African, Asian and Pacific nations.
Sometime I want to review and blog about some of the different water aid organizations. This will have to be another blog for another time.
Some facts from WaterAid's website:
- 1 billion people lack access to safe water.
- Twice as many, 2.6 billion - over 40 percent of the world's population - lack a safe and clean place to go to the toilet.
- Households in rural Africa spend approximately 26% of their time fetching water, and it is generally women who are burdened with the task,
- In 2006-07, WaterAid will cap a quarter-century of achievement by delivering water to 1 million people and sanitation to another 1.5 million people.
