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Ramucho

Aquaplastics 2005 : HERE
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Over one billion people, one sixth of the world’s population, do not have access to safe water.

Through this aquaplastics website, WaterAid and the European plastics industry are working together to help tackle this huge problem.

Every day you click on this site, the European plastics industry will donate 10 cents to help WaterAid deliver clean, safe water and sanitation to people in Ethiopia. If we reach 1.5 million clicks by 22 June 2005 then a total of 150,000 euro will be donated to WaterAid.

Please help us to reach our target by clicking here once a day – it only takes seconds and it doesn’t cost you anything!

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698,994
clicks so far
Reservoir tank
The community is laying the pipework for the gravity flow scheme


Please it's kinda important, it takes you 10 secs of your time, Thanks

Mojo2k

done,

AstroZombie

Done from work earlier, and now done from home.

Cubik

Done, but is the general consumtion for brushing your teeth in the western world really 15ls? Where the hell does these people brush their teeth, in the shower?

John Warner

---what? this sounds like some kind of ... bill gates is sharring his wealth type joke.

why would they want people to click in order to donate money? it doesn't make any sense at all.

AstroZombie

I was thinking the same, John but I figured it doesn't hurt to click the link. I did submit the link to Snopes though.

shotgun

This is insane.
They will reach way more than 1.5 million, for sure.

Me too!

TomDunne

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why would they want people to click in order to donate money? it doesn't make any sense at all.

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Promotion and advertising. Sure, they can write a hefty check and send it off to WaterAid, and maybe that brings some good karma. But doing something like this, they can still make the donation, help people out and also get a few hearty pats on the back for being good people and possibly catching the eye of potential customers or investors that they wouldn't reach otherwise. And lest anyone feel cynical about it, realize that the more money they make, the more they can donate to good causes. Philanthropy is a tougher sell to the shareholders than marketing is...

MoP

Clicked!

Well, it's a registered UK charity, so it's all above board and in good cause, John. And as Vermilion says, the companies who are helping promote this will also be getting their own free advertising in this way...

Mojo2k

3 days in a row i don't want to set it as my homepage so i'll just bump this thread to remind me when i check the boards on a daily basis

Michael Knubben

Could we also share the right answer to the question, then?
That way we'll all get two clicks.
today it's "c) Over 50 years"

Mojo2k

hmm no question today

JKim3

Covered by 70% water!

MoP

Today's question seems to be - The average person in Europe uses: 100-200 litres... (I got it right by guesswork)

flaagan

done and clicked
and though i'm sure it's goin to rub someone the wrong way... I find it stupid to criticize people in non-third-world countries for how much water they may or may not use. They're paying for it, if they feel like spending their own money, let them

rooster

clicky

Mojo2k

its actualy cool to see the ammount they have donated raise every day that i go to click

Mojo2k

today answer is 40%