Change for Children launches water campaign with activities happening throughout March. Help us to ensure water is a human right locally and globally. Presentations are being held in over ten faculties at the University of Alberta this March. Host a water justice workshop with your school, community, business, or faith group.
42 percent of the world’s population lack access to basic sanitation
2 –The number of hours that young girls and women walk per day on average to access water, in the communities where CFCA works
75,000 people have access to clean water, sanitation and the local capacity to manage water through CFCA projects. With your support that number can increase!
Learn more about the numbers – (attach number word doc and if you can turn it in to PDF)
What’s Your Number?
What will you do to reduce the number of people locally and globally without access to water and sanitation?
Check back as these will change throughout March. All efforts will be profiled online
50-The number of people I can reach each day with a message of water justice by adding a simple message to my email signature (provide). Email Fiona@ changeforchildren.org for your email signature
1500 The number of lives I will impact by raising funds with my school, business or community to support 1 community well in Nicaragua.
31-The number of twoonies I can save if I put one in a jar every day for the month of March. This will provide an eco-stove for one family because your dollars will be matched by the Canadian Federal Government. Email Shelaine@changeforchildren.org to join this challenge. You will be profiled on our website at the end of March.
? How many times do you turn on the tap per day? Email Fiona@changeforchildren.org and let us know. Donate this amount on March 22 for World Water Day.
Journey to Nicaragua and watch this short film produced by CFCA partner, Centro Humboldt. The film captures the impact that Change for Children projects have had in communities across the Northwest region of Nicaragua. This film captures the work, the people and the stories of achieving water as a human rights.
A Child’s Journey of Water - Elementary school workshops
Join Katrina and Qelsey on a child’s journey to find water, meeting different characters along the way. See how water is important to all of us – animals, plants, and humans – and how our politics and our cultures affect our relationship with water. The use of masks and physical theatre make the piece exciting, visual, and engaging. The issue of water is personal for all of us. It is our aim that students will accompany the child on this high-stakes adventure, they will increase their awareness and their degree of ownership for the role that water plays in our lives, communities, and our world.
This one hour session on water, locally and globally is available for grades 1-6 and is an interactive workshop that connects students with communities in Nicaragua, who are finding ways to secure potable water for their drought stricken regions. This presentation is available from March 17-26, 2010 for morning bookings. A maximum of forty students per workshop is allowed and an open space is required for actors who are involved.
Bring back your bottles and raise H$2O Dollars for CFCA water projects during the month of March.
Save your cans and bottles for recycling during the month of March. Read more for participating Edmonton depots.
Then visit participating Bottle Depots to return your collectibles and ask that the proceeds be added to the CHANGE for CHILDREN WATER PROJECT. Click here to see participating depots
Every dollar is matched 3:1 by the Canadian International Development Agency.
Make a difference with your business and become an H$2O Partner
Have your clients or customers add $2.00, $20.00, $200.00 (or amount of their choice) to their purchase, order or sale and donate proceeds to CFCA water projects.
Thank you to our H$2O Partners
Kennelli Springs Ltd. #110 5908 50th St Leduc AB
Arctic Chiller 100 Cree Road Sherwood Park AB
These businesses are raising H$2O awareness and dollars with their customers.
Join our Virtual Bottle Drive!
Return your collectibles to ANY bottle depot and donate the funds to CFCA by:
Cheque (mail to 2nd Fl, 10808 124th St Edmonton AB T5M 0H3)
Cash (come for a visit – we would love to thank you in person)
Credit Card (call 780 448 1505)
Or through Canada Helps Water Giving page online by clicking here:
Have your clients or customers add $2.00, $20.00, $200.00 (or amount of their choice) to their purchase, order or sale and donate proceeds to CFCA water projects. 