As the rainy season wanes in the Pacific Northwest, our water-focused student club at Oregon State University has decided to promote the UNICEF Tap Project. The Tap Project, which began in 2007, is held during World Water Week from March 21st to March 27th. The aim is bring awareness to and collect donations for water [...]
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February 24, 2009
Tap Project 2009 – PSA-a-thon Series
Folks, it’s that time again. Time for another Public Service Announcement for the PSA-a-thon Series. Our fourth PSA in the series couldn’t be more timely. This PSA recognizes the upcoming TAP Project by UNICEF during World Water Week from March 22 to March 29, 2009. This project aims to raise money during the week in [...]
November 4, 2008
Water Gifts for a Cause
On Halloween, I had a lot of trick-or-treaters visit my home, but one small group of teenage girls was especially memorable. Sure, their Anime costumes were fabulous, but mostly what stood out was their cause. These teens weren’t trick-or-treating for candy, but for donations to support the United Nations Children’s Fund. This group of young [...]
October 8, 2008
Denver Water – PSA-a-thon Series
We’re back again with more great Public Service Announcements (PSAs) relating to water for the PSA-a-thon Series. The first two PSAs featured (on rainwater harvesting and the Tap Project) were great. But the third batch in the series is pretty fun, as well. Today’s PSAs were created by Sukle Advertising + Design for a Denver, [...]
July 13, 2008
LA Tap Project – PSA-a-thon Series
Yes, it’s true. I am a sucker for any great Public Service Announcement (PSA) relating to water. If produced right, sometimes these PSAs have the ability to intrigue me, bring a smile to my face, educate me, and move me to action or even to tears. Because I love PSAs about water so much, I am [...]
April 27, 2008
Iraq: Water and Politics in a War-Torn Country
Less than half of Iraq’s population of 29 million people have access to clean, drinkable water. And, according to a recent report by Oxfam, the number of civilians in Iraq without water has risen from 50 percent to 70 percent during 2003 to 2007 (the continued US occupation). A child cries as a woman fills [...]
March 20, 2008
World Water Day to Highlight the Global Water Crisis
About 4,500 children die each day from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation facilities. – UNICEF ‘A mother in Delhi, India, helps her son drink from a public tanker on World Water Day 2007′, photo on BBC News. World Water Day 2008 Events happening across the globe draw international attention to a lack of [...]
February 13, 2008
Tap Water for Global Water
Advertising that will raise awareness of the global water crisis, while raising money for UNICEF’s campaign to provide clean drinking water to children in developing countries, sounds better than consumerism to me! The second annual Tap Project ad blitz will soon arrive in papers and magazines of over twelve US cities including New York City, Boston [...]
