DOLLAR FOR A DRINK DETAILS

Dollar for a Drink video project

Here are several inspiration links for DfaD:
http://storyofstuff.org/film.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqqj1v-ZBU
http://vimeo.com/8788549
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BFwgf1f2I&feature=player_embedded

Here's las year's promo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9afR0Ui_YA

As to pictures, here is a link to my Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfad/

STATS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
The Global Water Crisis. . . .

❖ The World's population is approximately 7 billion, and yet an estimated 1 billion people in the world lack access to an improved water resource — that's about one in every seven people. As a result, 3.3 million individuals die from water-related health problems every year.

❖ An estimated 2.6 billion people lack access to improved sanitation (that's more than 35% of the world’s population and one out of every three people)

❖ Approximately every 18 seconds, a child dies due to water related diseases — that's about 4,900 deaths per day and 1.8 million every single year. This is the equivalent of eleven Boeing 747 airplanes crashing and killing all passengers every day.

❖ Infectious waterborne diseases such as diarrhea, typhoid, and cholera are responsible for 80% of illnesses and deaths in the developing world, many of them children.

❖ Woman in developing countries walk an average of 3.7 miles (5.95 Kilometers) to get water every day.

❖ 660 million people live on less than US $2 a day, without access to a clean water source. Some 385 million of them live in absolute poverty on less than US $1 a day. . .


The Wealth of Resources around the World. . . .

❖ 20 Liters, or just over 5 gallons, is the minimum amount of water needed for a human being to stay healthy. However, the average American uses about 100 gallons (378.5 Liters) per day — the world's poorest live on less than 5 gallons.

❖ Every day, we soak in thousands and thousands of "virtual" gallons of water — that is, the amount of water it takes to produce a product. One pound of bananas takes 103 gallons, a pound of processed cheese requires 589 gallons, a hamburger slurps up 634 gallons, and a whopping 1,857 gallons is needed to produce a single pound of beef! Oh, and those jeans you're wearing? 2,900 gallons.
❖ More than 50% of Americans drink bottled water occasionally or as their major source of drinking water—an astounding fact given the high quality and low cost of U.S. tap water.

❖ Bottled water can cost two thousand times more per cubic meter than high-quality municipal tap water. Can you imagine bying a $3,000 burger at McDonald's? Or what about a $1,000 candy bar? Thought not.
❖ Globally, it is estimated that people spend approximately $100 billion dollars on bottled water per year. . .