Jelani Thompson

Hi, my name is Jelani Thompson and my campaign is about the water crisis that the world is currently facing. On Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, access to clean drinking water is ranked as one of the most fundamental, yet more than a billion people don't have access to it and even more have it in scarce supply.

The Back my campaign button links to a video that discusses the world water crisis and explains it in an entertaining way using a whiteboard and a marker.

Here's two statistics that I would like the audience to be aware of:

The demand for water is expected to grow by 55% by 2050 and the fact that only 1% of freshwater is easily accessible to humans.

To raise awareness about my topic, I'm asking the audience to check out Water.org and even make a donation if they're feeling generous enough. This way, it'll be easier for those suffering around the world to get access to this clean drinking water.

My 3 linked resources basically explain the water scarcity situation that the world is going through, go more into detail about what Water.org and also explain the reason that some places are having issues getting access to clean drinking water.

Linked are 3 resources on this issue: WWF's water scarcity webpage, an interview with the founder of the Water.org campaign and an article from the World Resources Institute on why we're facing a global water crisis.

3 hashtags are: #waterislife, #WorldWaterDay and #CleanDrinkingWater