water – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Crowdfunding for clean water https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2014/04/crowdfunding-for-clean-water/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 13:35:59 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=4934 Most of us wouldn’t think twice about being able to drink a glass of water whenever we want to. But having clean water on tap is a luxury almost 800 million people around the world don’t have.

The need for clean water is especially high in Uganda, as Anna Vikky found out. The 27-year-old from Dusseldorf in Germany, launched her own aid organization 2aid.org in 2009. Now she and 2aid.org are working together with a Ugandan NGO to improve access to water and sanitation in a rural region of Uganda.

It was important to Anna to find a partner project that had a grassroots approach. And her funding has also taken a similar path – she’s raised a large portion of the needed funds via social media.

Listen to the report by NatalieĀ  Muller in Dusseldorf:

Anna Vicky's parents fled the civil war in Sri Lanka, so she has a special understanding for people in crisis situations (Photo: Falco Peters)

Anna Vicky’s parents fled the civil war in Sri Lanka, so she has a special understanding for people in crisis situations (Photo: Falco Peters)

Photographer Falco Peters created this photo series for the 2aid.org website, to convey the group’s work and the need for clean water in Uganda:

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What are you giving for Christmas? https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/12/what-are-you-giving-for-christmas/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:21:13 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=913 Clean water would be a fantastic gift. Check out Water for People.

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