I have decided to work on option #2 for my final project. There are alot of water sanitation organizations online and, although they are all working towards the same task, they are working in different locations and utlizing different ideas to reach their goal. One really interesting site that I found uses the "playpump system", which is a sustainable water pump powered by playing children! They are installing the playpump near schools so it can provide clean water and a place to play (its like a merry-go-round).
Another site I found is the Samburu Project. The Samburu people are a nomadic tribe in Kenya, and theyre biggest problem comes from geography...they have no clean water. The Samburu Project decided a while ago to create fundraisers and donations so reach their goal of providing 25 wells to Samburu (around $12500 for each well) and they have already provided 22!! Each of these wells can help hydrate up to 2000 people...so needless to say its making a huge impact in the lives of these people!
Water for People is another organization, only they contibute to water sanitation on global level (including Africa), becasue this site is so large they actually have different people all over the world creating online journals of the impact theyre making on behalf on Water for People. They have a person (Sarah) in Uganda and Malawi recounting her experiences everyday, its a really great idea to have them making personal entries about their experiences there. Since its such a large organization, it can be easy to be a little skeptical or even overwhelmed, so the personal aspect of having these poeple reporting helps to make it a little less overwhelming.
This is only the tip of the iceberg as far as my resources are concerned, so obviously there are a lot of different and great ideas regarding this problem! I still have to map out what my own ideas will be in an attempt to make some sort of impact, but with all of these sites and ways to donate and get involved, Im sure I wont have a problem coming up with something!
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