UNICEF Canada is launching the first national Student Challenge, a challenge for college and university students to become water champions by bringing sustainable water sources closer to those who need them most. Working in teams of two, students will educate their friends, family members and classmates on the importance of UNICEF’s work providing safe drinking water for children and their families in more than 100 countries. Teams will then raise funds to purchase water pumps. Each pump, which costs $500, provides an entire community with access to safe water.
Each time a team raises enough money to purchase a water pump they also receive one ballot in a draw to win a trip to New York City. The Challenge ends on World Water Day on March 22. Winners will travel to New York in the spring.
Post-secondary students aged 18 to 25 can sign up to take the Challenge at: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/LoginRegister.aspx?EventID=85902&LangPref=en-CA&Referrer=direct%2fnone.
