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Presented by: Michelle Rasmussen Seth Ribnick Khai Smith Barbara Tyson Tiffany Waddell Joel Westfield
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Clean water is a fundamental human right (10 facts, 2009) (Kuepper, 2009)
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1 in 8 people Wasting time and energy 5,000 children die every day 2.6 gallons of water/day compared to 75 gallons/day (Water woes, n.d.), (Statistics, 2011) (Water aid, 2012), (Drop, 2011)
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40% of the world’s population dispose of their waste unsafely, in public places Girls drop out of school Sewage levels have quadrupled since 1970. (Water woes, n.d.) (Kuepper, 2009)
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Deaths can be reduced by 65% Teach the people personal hygiene habits (WaterAid, 2012)
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Unsafe water and poor sanitation cause disease The weakest members of a community are most vulnerable (WaterAid, 2012)
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The people must be involved from beginning to end with implementing their own solutions. (Corporate responsibility, 2010) (WaterAid, 2012)
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Dig new wells or repair old ones Hermetically seal them Educate the community (WaterAid, 2012)
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Uses no electricity Treats the sewage rather than just store it Pathogen-free in 28 days (Drop in the Bucket, 2011)
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Utilize rainwater where viable Use hand pumps and gravity drainage systems Make the system fit the geographic and climate needs (Drop in the Bucket, 2011) (WaterAid, 2012)
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Base projects on community needs, made appropriate to the environment Involve the community in all stages of planning, building, and maintenance (WaterAid, 2012)
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Help people help themselves by showing them the way (Kanter, 2011)
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Donate funds Influence government Donate engineers Sponsor a Village Volunteer time to go in person
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Team spirit Positive publicity for IBM Build leadership skills Provide a desperately needed service Increased profitability (Hyatt, 2010; Lii & Lee, 2012)
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10 facts about water scarcity. (2009). Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/features/ factfiles/water/en/ Corporate responsibility report. (2010). Retrieved from: http://www.ibm. com/ ibm/ responsibility/ report/2010/chairmans-letter/index.html Drop in the Bucket. (2011). Who we are. Retrieved from: http://www.dropinthebucket.org/ Hyatt, S. (2010). The benefits of strategic philanthropy. Retrieved from: http://www. businessgivingstrategies.com/2010/04/22/the-benefits-of-strategic-philanthropy/ Kanter, R.M. (2011). IBM values and corporate citizenship. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, Product: 308106-PDF-ENG. Kuepper, T. (2009). Welcome. Retrieved from: http://globalwater.org/home- welcome.html
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Lii, Y., Lee, M. (2012). Doing right leads to doing well: When the type of CSR and reputation interact to affect consumer evaluations of the firm. Journal of Business Ethics, 105(1), 69-81. doi: 10.1007/s10551-001-0948-0 Statistics of the water crisis. (2011). Retrieved from: http://thewaterproject.org/ water_stats.asp WaterAid. (2012). The leading charity for clean, safe water and sanitation in the world's poorest countries. Retrieved from http://www.wateraidamerica.org/default.aspx Water woes. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://whyfiles.org/131fresh_water/2.html World water assessment programme (WWAP). (2011). Retrieved from: http://www.unesco.org/ new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/
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