Could You Live on 4 Liters of Water Per Day?
Water conservation initiative '4 Liters' challenges participants to limit their water usage and share the experience.
Across America, Australia and most of Europe, the average person uses over 300 liters of water per day – a mind-blowing statistic considering that figure is as low as 10 liters per person in many African countries. In effort to raise awareness for the issue, the 4 Liters Challenge asks participants to limit their water usage for 24 hours, and then share details of their experience.
The concept is simple. Participants sign up, open a profile and then post updates – much like on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. When the 24 hours is over, participants challenge four others to take part – or donate instead. Donations go to human rights nonprofit DIGDEEP, which works towards making clean water available around the world.
Coming on the heels of the hugely successful ALS ice bucket challenge, this initiative was built by educators who wanted to make their students aware of such world issues, and teach them about the importance of water. The creators said that at first participants became conscious of their own water consumption, and then they began to realize that many people around the world live in a reality of limited water access – every day. To really pass the lessons along to today's youth, 4 Liters provides a curriculum which teachers can use in the classroom, introducing the themes of water, conservation and human rights to students aged 12-20.
So, are you up for the challenge?
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