Blacks Are Being Killed Daily - Water Needed Now!

It's been about one week since the 2010 Blog Action Day. This day was meant to ignite discussion about a world-wide topic. This year's topic: Water. Almost six thousand bloggers in 143 countries spoke up about our world's water crisis. Turns out that water is a global issue, a human rights issue, as well as a health issue. I had never taken the time to really think of all the ways affects all of us globally. But that's because, of my geographical displacement, I could afford to.

The average life expectancy in Central Africa is only 39 years old

Now that I have a deeper understanding, I can no longer afford to go forward the same way knowing that African relatives are dying from lack of access to water. This should be a poignant issue for people of all races and backgrounds, but African Americans can defnitely not afford to turn their heads on this one. I also didn't realize there were so many ways in which lil 'ol me could have an impact. Call it prissy. Call it realistic. But, I decided to start with a focus of 3 goals that I am sharing below:

So I will start the conversation by sharing personal resolutions derived from the water conservation calculator:

1. Bottled Water
Current Household Use: about 4 bottles per week Goal Usage: 0-1 bottle per week

2. Time spent at Bathroom Sink
Current Household Time: about 280 minutes per week Goal Time: 140 minutes per week

3. Use Greywater. I had never heard about this before but I could definitely see how we could implement this, especially in the summer.

Please use the comments section to chime in with other budget-friendly ways in which we can contribute to this worldwide issue.