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Churches invited to help bring water and food to Zambian communities through WaterAid’s Harvest appeal

Stuart Mitchell

International charity WaterAid is inviting congregations across the country to support its Harvest Appeal by hosting a harvest supper or taking a collection and helping to raise £150,000 for rural communities in Zambia who have no reliable source of clean water. The money raised will give communities clean water to drink and to use for growing vegetables so that more of the world’s poorest families have a harvest worth celebrating. One in three people in Zambia are denied access to clean water close to home and more than half of…

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Children bring clean water and toilets to their school with support from WaterAid and the Wimbledon Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

Inspiring students at Wundiye Elementary School in Ethiopia have taken the lead in bringing toilets and clean water to their school for the first time with support from their community, WaterAid and funding from the Wimbledon Foundation. Previously, there was no water facility for the 1,100 students, teachers and staff. They had to take it in turns to complete the 90-minute round trip to a spring at the bottom of a slippery, muddy path to fetch water that was contaminated with animal waste and often contributed to sickness.  The school…

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Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh brings Afrofuturist photography to Somerset House with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

Internationally acclaimed Ethiopian artist Aida Muluneh is showcasing her extraordinary ‘Water Life’ series at Somerset House, London, from 24 September, inspired by the impact of dirty water on women’s lives and futures. The new display, which runs until 20 October, features 12 striking pieces commissioned by WaterAid with support from the H&M Foundation, and was shot in the extreme landscape of one of the hottest and driest places on earth, Dallol, Afar, in Northern Ethiopia. The powerful Afrofuturist artwork responds to the urgent issue of a lack of access to…

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Belu honoured with Queen’s Award for innovation in partnership with WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

Her Majesty the Queen has awarded Belu Water with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. This prestigious award recognises outstanding business achievement by UK organisations, and Belu has been honoured for its pioneering Belu Filter Initiative, which serves a dual purpose of empowering restaurants and hotels to make a real difference to people’s lives whilst reducing their impact on the environment. The simple yet effective initiative is the first of its kind in this country, providing a free filtration system to restaurants or hotels who, in return, agree to raise…

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HRH The Prince of Wales extends his Presidency of WaterAid

Stuart Mitchell

HRH The Prince of Wales, who has been President of international charity WaterAid since 1991, has agreed to extend his Presidency.  During his tenure as President, he has helped raise awareness of the 785 million people in the world – one in ten – who do not have clean water close to home and around 310,000 children under five die every year from diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. That’s almost 800 children a day, or one child every two minutes. His Royal Highness has played a vital…

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