‘Saving people’s lives.’ Here’s how Mashpee students are taking on the global water crisis

MASHPEE – Walk for Water Fundraising Event

Growing up on Cape Cod, Mashpee Middle-High School senior Charlie Jenkins, 17, believes it is her responsibility to protect the environment due to the privilege of living in such a beautiful place.

Access to Clean Drinking Water

Jenkins emphasizes that climate justice begins with access to clean drinking water. She acknowledges that water is a limited resource worldwide and that not everyone has the same access to it.

Walk for Water Fundraising Event

Jenkins, as the president of the high school Key Club, organized the “Walk for Water” fundraising event. The event took place at Mashpee Commons on Sunday morning.

Supporting the Thirst Project

The “Walk for Water” event aims to raise funds for the Thirst Project, a water activism organization that builds freshwater wells in developing communities across Africa. The wells provide clean drinking water for 30 years and benefit 300 to 500 people.

Event Details

• Participants can choose between a one-mile or two-mile course through Mashpee Commons.
• The suggested donation is $20 for adults and $10 for students.

Goal and Future Plans

The Key Club’s goal is to raise $12,000 for the Thirst Project. They have been working towards this goal for three years and hope to close the gap this year. If successful, they may have the opportunity to visit Africa and witness the construction of a well.

Waterborne Diseases and the Global Water Crisis

According to the Thirst Project website, waterborne diseases cause more preventable deaths among young people than HIV, malaria, and all forms of violence combined. Children, in particular, are vulnerable to diseases like cholera, dysentery, and schistosomiasis due to their weaker immune systems.

Supporting a Good Cause

David and Jen Araujo, along with their sons Ryan, 17, and Tommy, 4, participated in the event to support a good cause. They recently moved to Mashpee and learned about the event through the district superintendent’s newsletter.

Donations

Those interested in donating to the fundraiser can send a check with “Thirst Project” in the memo to the Mashpee High School Key Club.

Contact Information

For more information, contact Zane Razzaq at zrazzaq@capecodonline.com. Follow her on Twitter at @zanerazz.

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SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

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   SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

   • Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
   • Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services.

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   SDG 13: Climate Action

   • Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
   • Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning.
   • Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.
   • Indicator 13.1.1: Number of deaths, missing persons, and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population.
   • Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning into their national policies, strategies, and planning.
   • Indicator 13.3.1: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic, and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation, and technology transfer.

Analysis

The article discusses the issue of access to clean drinking water and the importance of addressing climate change. Based on this information, the following analysis can be made:

1. Which SDGs are addressed or connected to the issues highlighted in the article?

The issues highlighted in the article are connected to SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and SDG 13: Climate Action.

2. What specific targets under those SDGs can be identified based on the article’s content?

• Under SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, the specific target identified is Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
• Under SDG 13: Climate Action, the specific targets identified are Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries, Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning, and Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.

3. Are there any indicators mentioned or implied in the article that can be used to measure progress towards the identified targets?

• For Target 6.1 under SDG 6, the indicator mentioned in the article is Indicator 6.1.1: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services.
• For Targets 13.1, 13.2, and 13.3 under SDG 13, there are no specific indicators mentioned in the article.

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