High School Students Get Involved –

College is just around the corner. The decisions you have made in the past have greatly shaped the person you are today. To that same effect, your actions today will determine how you will adapt to college life and beyond. With that being said, do something that will leave a positive impact on the lives of others as well as your own. Help us in our mission to provide the gift of safe water to rural villagers in developing countries.

Some of the ways you can get involved:

• Give a presentation to your class to raise awareness about the importance of water for human needs. Global Water can help by sending you presentation slides (with descriptions) we’ve already created. As an alternative, you can also discuss the importance of water conservation or preventing pollution of our rivers, streams and creeks (you’ll have to create your own presentation for these water conservation/pollution topics).

• Spark a class discussion with an essay contest or a debate on the topic – Is safe water a human right? If so, should a developing country’s leaders provide safe water to all their citizens (as developed countries now do)? Or pick another water-related topic relating to water conservation or pollution.

• Begin a school-wide pledge to conserve water.

• Start a fundraising effort with your school on behalf of Global Water; we’ll use the proceeds to help pay for safe water systems, latrines and hygiene-related facilities as shown on our website – (See our PowerPoint slides showing facilities we’re building for rural villagers in the developing world today). Contact us for ideas about fundraising; here’s a link to some to get you started – Creative Fundraising Ideas.

Contacts –

Malory Taylor is Global Water’s High School Correspondent for students and teachers. Should you need any assistance with information, gathering resources or if you need any questions answered, feel free to contact her directly through email - malory@globalwater.org; also, visit us on the Global Water MySpace page at www.myspace.com/globalwater. In particular, Malory will have creative suggestions for fundraising if you’d like to raise money for a water project, and she can send you a Global Water presentation to show your class.

As an alternative, you may also contact the Global Water Program Management Office at:
805-985-3057. Thanks for wanting to do something special.

Get Inspired
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead

Here’s What High School Students Have Done –

1) A high school geography class in Oklahoma had been studying Africa during the '07-'08 school year, and were moved to hold a bake sale to raise money for one of Global Water’s projects to help drill a well and purchase a water pump in Africa. They were able to raise $540!