Veolia Water Technologies by GineersNow Engineering Magazine GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 | Page 30

HELP FUND CLEAN WATER JUST BY BEING 5 MINUTES AWAY FROM YOUR PHONE How is it possible to support a clean water project just by separating yourself from your phone for just 5 minutes? It’s quite a disconnected agreement, but this is what the UNICEF Tap Project is all about. Giorgio Armani and S’well committed to provide the funding equivalent of one day of clean water for a child 30 SEPTEMBER 2016 Clean Water Technologies for the UNICEF Tap Project , if a user of a mobile phone visit the UNICEFTapProject. org site, click “Begin” and put the phone down for five minutes. That’s it. Although this is quite a hassle for those who live by their phones, this simple contribution will go a long way. This month of March, this campaign can get up to $75,000 from Giorgio Armani Fragrances, while up to $100,000 from S’well, which depends on the participation of the users. With an increasing threat in polluted water, millions of children still are deprived of safe, clean water to drink. Approximately 663 million people do not have clean drinking water and 2.4 billion live without adequate sanitation facilities. This is how we can take part for cleaner water in the world! Visit UNICEFTapProject.org now and leave your phone for just five minutes.