| John Mitty Wednesday, September 19, 2012 |
Free talk – “Our Thirsty World: WaterAid Taps the global water crisis” – open to public at Peconic Landing Friday, Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m.
GREENPORT, N.Y. (September 19, 2012) – Hallie Tamez, associate director of development for WaterAid America, will present Our Thirsty World: WaterAid Taps the Global Water Crisis, at Peconic Landing Friday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The free talk will be held in Brecknock Hall and is open to the public.
WaterAid, an international development organization, works toward achieving its vision of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. For most of us clean, safe water is something we take for granted, but 783 million people have no access to this basic life necessity, and 2.5 billion don’t have the benefit of safe, clean sanitation facilities. As a result, 2,000 children die every day from easily preventable water-related diseases.
The lack of clean water means millions of women and children spend hours each day searching for water and carrying it home. This exhausting task can cause serious physical injuries to their heads, necks and spines, and leaves them with little time for productive work or education. Millions of women are unable to work because they spend so much time collecting water or caring for sick children, millions of whom are unable to attend school.
For information about WaterAid and the global water crisis today, please visit www.WaterAidAmerica.org and learn how this leading nonprofit organization is helping poor communities in 27 countries across Africa, Asia, and Central America improve access to safe water and sanitation. Together with improved hygiene, these basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods, forming the first essential step in overcoming poverty. WaterAid works with local partners who understand local issues, and provides them with the skills and support to help communities set up and manage practical and sustainable projects that meet their real needs. WaterAid also works locally and internationally to change policy and practice and ensure that water, hygiene and sanitation’s vital role in reducing poverty is recognized.
Tamez is just one of the children of Peconic Landing residents taking part in The Legacy Continues series of talks. She is the daughter of resident Keena McGuiness. She has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit program design and management and in education as a teacher and supervisor of professional development. Prior to joining WaterAid, she was the executive director at Next Generation Nepal. She spent 10 years as senior program officer at The Philanthropic Initiative in Boston working extensively with corporations, private and family foundations, and individuals designing strategic initiatives and managing grants programs. From 1999-2008, Tamez led the design and management of multi-million dollar grants programs funded by various organizations and individuals.
For more information about Peconic Landing and all of its partnerships and programs for which it has become so well-known, please visit www.PeconicLanding.org.
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