Do you remember how your mom took care of you when you got sick?
Moms everywhere want to take care of their kids. Diarrhea can be deadly, but mothers have hope when they have access to simple solutions. Proven, affordable tools should be at-hand for every mom, such as safe water and sanitation, oral rehydration therapy (ORT), zinc, nutrition, breastfeeding, and rotavirus vaccines. Help us spread the word about these solutions so no child has to die from diarrhea.
At defeatDD, we love to talk *bleep*, so we made a video about it. After all, if we can't talk *bleep,* we can't defeat death by *bleep.* Spread the word!
On World Water Day, 350,000 people walked for water. Now, they are demanding action for universal access to clean water and sanitation at the UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries.
To learn more about End Water Poverty's efforts at the conference, read their press release.
Winner of the Best Thrify Video category in the 2011 Do Gooder Film Awards, "It's in Your Hands" shows just how simple it can be to save lives from diarrheal disease.
The World Walks for Water is a global event from 19-22 March 2011, that aims to raise awareness of the world’s current water and sanitation crisis, and critically, demand strong government action to stop the needless deaths of 4000 children every day. Learn more at www.worldwalksforwater.org.
Norman Bates doesn't make an appearance in this clip, but another killer does. This awareness-raising video was made for World Water Day 2009.
In this video, Bill Gates describes the miracle of vaccines, one of the most proven and cost-effective ways to save children's lives. Learn about why Bill and Melinda Gates have chosen to work with partners to invest in the "Decade of Vaccines."
Learn more about newly published data that show the effectiveness of rotavirus vaccines.
“Sanitation is sexy. Make it obvious.” was the mand
ate for a challenge sponsored by Acumen Fund, Design Observer, GOOD Magazine, and YouTube. Contestants used creative means to convey the message that lack of basic sanitation is one of the most critical issues facing the developing world today.
View winning videos and campaigns from the Sanitation is Sexy challenge.
This video summarizes the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act and why it is important.
This short film is the winner of the 2009 Golden Poo Awards, a competition amongst film animators to produce short films which tackle the serious issues of sanitation and / or hygiene in an edgy, irreverant and humorous way. The Golden Poo Awards are part of the Global Handwashing Day activities in the UK.