Monday 21 August, 2023
Today marks the start of the 20th annual World Water Week, organised by SIWI in Stockholm, Sweden. The event focuses on how technological innovation and new ideas can be used to address the global water crisis.
Hope Spring, a Hereford-based clean water charity, will be participating remotely in this year’s event and will discuss the low-tech, affordable water borehole system they developed with a technology partner. The innovative collaboration was partly funded by a donation from the WhatsApp charity greetings ecards platform, which raises money exclusively for Hope Spring.
Temi Odurinde, a trustee of Hope Spring who is participating in the event remotely, said: “I am delighted I will be joining other changemakers in some of the discussions that will take place at this year’s World Water Week. A gathering such as this tends to energise our determination to help solve water access issues; it is also an excellent networking opportunity.”
World Water Week 2023 is taking place at the Waterfront Congress Centre in Stockholm, and is free to participate in both in person and remotely. To register, visit the World Water Week website. For more information about Hope Spring’s participation in the event and other water poverty alleviation initiatives, visit their website.
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