Turn Your Social Network Into a Water Network
No one can survive without water. Yet nearly 800 million people do not have safe, clean water to drink, and more than 2.5 billion people live without a proper toilet. The lack of these basic necessities isn’t just inconvenient—it’s lethal. Every day, nearly 4,000 children under the age of five die of water-borne diseases. Through the UNICEF Tap Project and your social network, you can help stop these needless deaths.
How Does the UNICEF Tap Project Provide Clean Water?
The UNICEF Tap Project is a nationwide campaign that provides clean water and adequate sanitation to children around the world. With just $5, UNICEF can give one child safe drinking water for 200 days. Currently, UNICEF works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities and to promote safe hygiene practices. Since 1990, thanks to the work of UNICEF and its partners, more than 2 billion people have gained access to clean drinking water.
Take Action to Help Children Deprived of Clean Water
- Donate using the UNICEF Tap Project Facebook app and use your social network to send clean water to children around the world. You can also donate directly online.
- Volunteer. Join the UNICEF Action Center today and plan/attend a local UNICEF Tap Project fundraising event or activity in your community.
- Learn more about the world water crisis and how UNICEF is working toward a day when ZERO children are deprived of clean water by checking out the latest reports from the field below.
- On World Water Day Children Dying Because of Unsafe Water and Poor Sanitation
- The UNICEF Tap Project Is Back!
- Water and Sanitation Services in Syria Severely Disrupted by Conflict, Says UNICEF
- In Aftermath of Deadly Typhoon, UNICEF Gets Clean Water to Filipino Children
- A New Well Offers Hope for Children and Families in Rural Kenya
Celebrity Supporters
- Alyssa Milano
- Angie Harmon
- Bridgit Mendler
- Common
- Emmy Rossum
- Heidi Klum
- Jeff Bridges
- Judd Apatow
- Kat Graham
- Kate Walsh
- Kevin Spacey
- Kristen Bell
- Marcus Samuelsson
- Nas
- Seth Rogen
- Sting
National Sponsor: Giorgio Armani Fragrances
For the fourth year, Giorgio Armani Fragrances returns as National Sponsor of the UNICEF Tap Project through its “Acqua for Life” campaign. For each Acqua di Giò, Acqua di Gioia, Acqua di Giò Essenza, and Acqua di Gioia Eau Fraiche fragrance purchased from March 1-31 in the U.S., the company will donate $5 to support the UNICEF Tap Project. Armani will also donate $1 for the first 50,000 people who “like” their Facebook page from March 1-31, 2013. Learn more »
Other Supporters and Partners
Founding Agency Partner Droga5 and Media Supporter MediaVest will support the initiative, once again creating a high-profile, pro-bono ad campaign that will place the UNICEF Tap Project in various media throughout the nation.
