It was a delight this week to share with great students in Malawi who are part of a University of the Nations Stewardship & Sustainability course.
They wanted to learn more on sustainable, household and village-level approaches to clean water and sanitation.
They were on the other side of the world (12 timezones away) from me, so I started teaching in their morning class 8AM-12:30PM, but it was a 8AM-12:30PM in Kona.
As a health drink, bottled water is all wet
The triumph of marketing finally gets the scrutiny it deserves
In 1783, George Washington visited the natural springs of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Along with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, he took a keen interest in the supposed medicinal qualities of mineral water, a subject of much scientific research at the time.
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Water for Fanning Atoll
Water For Life & Fanning Atoll
A collaboration
As part of YWAM’s Water For Life initiative, Allan often teaches practical ways to get clean drinking water in our Discipleship Training School’s and for various teams heading to the field. However, in 2005 Allan helped lead a small Water-For-Life team to our next nearest neighbor in the Pacific, Fanning Atoll, 900 miles south of us in the Republic of Kiribati. Continue reading “Water for Fanning Atoll”
Facts for Life
Facts For Life
The most concise, understandable, usable advice on Safe Motherhood, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Nutrition & Growth, Immunization, Diarrhea, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Respiratory Infections, Injury Prevention and Disasters & Emergencies.
Since it was first published in 1989, Facts for Life has become one of the world’s most popular books, with more than 15 million copies in use in 215 languages in 200 countries. The book is co-published by UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNAIDS, WFP and the World Bank.
This revised 4th edition of Facts for Life has updated information on the major causes of childhood illnesses and death, including HIV/AIDS, Emergencies and Accidents.
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