water crisis
Overwhelmed. That’s the word that describes me after all I’ve learned during this month’s Social Justice Challenge focus on the water crisis. The lack of clean water and water access in developing countries is already enough to wrench my heart. Little did I know that experts predict this same fate…
Ready access to water isn’t something we think much of in our country. There are, of course, places or periods of time where water availability has been an issue; but generally speaking, water is readily available here. This easy access deadens us to the gratitude we should feel for having…
Welcome to Month 2 of the Social Justice Challenge (SJC). The goal of the SJC is to foster learning about social justice issues through reading, and then to put feet to that newfound knowledge through some sort of action. (Learning is the easy part; it’s the action that’s difficult!) The…
See the Water for Africa info block there in the right column of my blog? It’s there to raise awareness about the water crisis in Africa—for which I have dedicated my half marathon debut. As of today, $830 has been sent to Active:Water to support my $1,240 fund-raising goal! Calculations…
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