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Help donate clean water by not using your smartphone

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Here’s something different. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, or UNICEF, has launched a campaign called the Tap Project that enables mobile users help provide clean water to those in need by not using their smartphones or tablets for a short period of time.

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According to UNICEF, there are 768 million people around the world who do not have safe, clean water to drink. In addition, there are 2.5 billion people who don’t have access to a proper toilet. The Tap Project aims to help address this problem by issuing a challenge to mobile users around the world.

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The challenge is pretty simple. All you need to do is visit uniceftapproject.org on your mobile device then see how long you can go without your smartphone. The site will utilize your smartphone’s sensors to monitor if you’re using it or not. For every ten minutes you don’t touch your phone, UNICEF Tap Project donors and sponsors can fund one day of clean water for a child in need.

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One caution though, we tried it for an hour and we noticed that it can take up some battery life so we suggest using it when you have enough power to spare.

For more information about the UNICEF Tap Project and to find out other ways on how to help, hit the source link below.

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UNICEF’s Auction for Action 2013

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For those who appreciate the finer things in life and at the same time want to contribute to a good cause, the annual UNICEF Auction for Action is now live at www.ebay.ph/unicef where you can buy or bid on precious works from contemporary artists until Oct. 27, 10pm.

Here are some of the items on sale:

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Now on its third year, UNICEF Philippines’ Auction for Action brings together works of reputable artists in art, design, furniture and jewellery to benefit the poorest, most underserved Filipino children.

This year, UNICEF’s Auction for Action will rally to raise funds in support of Millennium Development Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education. Proceeds from the auction will fund a unique education program to provide children access to early learning: Supervised Neighborhood Play Program (SNP).

UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive,from early childhood through adolescence. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, safe water, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit:
www.unicef.ph