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Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film. charity: water is a non-profit working to bring clean water into developing nations. On Pangea Day, May 10, 2008, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers. Broadcast in seven languages, the program is reaching millions of people worldwide at the same moment, aiming to promote the kind of cross-cultural understanding, empathy, and global unity needed to address the most pressing global issues. |
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BUILD THE PANGEA DAY WELL. NEEDED: 215 PEOPLE TO GIVE $20 EACH. Together with the Pangea Day global community, our goal is to raise enough for a well in the Democratic Republic of Congo. If just 215 people give $20 each, we will build a well. 100% of your donation will go towards direct project costs. |
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| THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS AFFECTS ONE IN SIX PEOPLE ON THE PLANET. |
$20 CAN GIVE ONE PERSON CLEAN WATER FOR 20 YEARS. |
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1.1 billion people on our planet lack access to safe, clean drinking water. That's one in six of us. 80% of all disease on the planet is attributable to the lack of water and basic sanitation. learn more > |  |
A freshwater well costs $3,500-$10,000 and can serve an average of 500 people with clean water for 20 years. So, for $20, one person in Africa is provided with clean water. | |||
| WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? | CLOSING THE LOOP: PROVING IT IN GOOGLE EARTH. |
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After a well is installed, charity: water partners work directly with villagers, teaching them how to maintain and fix their well and hand pump device, while also conducting basic hygiene and sanitation classes. learn more > |  |
charity: water proves every well built using photos, video, and GPS coordinates plotted in Google Earth. see the completed wells here > | |||
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