Water Project: Malawi

By Hannah Cashen

HANNAH!

WATER FACTS

-Human beings cannot live without water for more than three days

-72% of the earth is covered with water, but only 3% is drinkable

-More than 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water (that’s nearly one in eight)

-3,575 million people die each year from water related diseases

WATER FACTS

-More than 4,000 children die daily because of preventable, water-related diseases

-More children die from water-related diseases than from war and AIDS

MALAWI

Population: 13.6 million Life expectancy: 43Literacy rate: 64%Percentage below poverty line: 53Percentage of rural farmers: 82%Average annual income: 170 USDSize of PennysylvaniaLake Malawi-VT

WATER FIRST

-Malawi Freshwater Project (founded 1996)-Charles Banda-Hart Productions: Little Stories, Big Picture-How the film originated -2006 Water First

Play Pump

HOW I BECAME INVOLVED

-FLOW-Amy Hart-Water First Film-Flossie (clip)

WATER PROJECTS

CSA bake sale Water First film showing St. James bake sale St. James concert Water Walk Sock fundraiser

OCTOBER 2009 BAKE SALE

JANUARY 2010 CONCERT

The Red Lions and Adrasteia

OCTOBER 2010 WATER WALK

FUTURE PLANS

Spring concert Potential visit/internship Long-term