Millions of women around the world are being affected by climate change right now. Here’s how you can help.
If you've read the stories of the brave women in our Faces of Climate Change package, you know that women are often the most immediately affected by climate change, and that they are also in the forefront of adapting to it. Here's how you can help them make a difference:Read their stories: Faces of Climate Change.
Get them clean water: Nearly one billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water. Water.org works with local partners in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Haiti to address critical water, sanitation and hygiene issues. For just $25, you can provide an individual with safe drinking water for life; for $150, you can meet the water needs of an entire family. So let there be water. To donate, go to water.org.
Advocate for climate-change legislation.
Visit these sites to learn more:
CARE
Oxfam America
Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change
Alaska Native Science Commission
Friends of the Earth
Water.org
Women's Environment and Development Organization
ActionAid International
Intercooperation-Swiss Foundation for Development and International Cooperation
Mercy Corps International
Winrock International
