Hello!
On 12 February 2009 100+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.
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The Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects.
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Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean drinking water just below the ground, but no way to get to it.
This is where charity: water and their partner organizations come in. Drilling a well can cost from $4,000 - $12,000 USD and many living on less than $1 a day cannot afford one in their community, even if the money is combined.
Twestival cities might consider setting a goal to raise enough money from their event to fund a well in Ethiopia which costs $4,000 USD.
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- more on the main Twestival site
so all you tweeters sign up asap please!
And non tweeters who still want to participate,
mail me at sameer_panchangam at yahoo dot com or
leave a comment below.
ideally sign up for twitter and then message me
I got hold of the admin rights for the Hyderabad twestival.. folks wanting to volunteer please reach out to me at sameer_panchangam at yahoo dot com or call me at 988 531 2104
Look forward to a great event!
