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November 19, 2015

World Toilet Day

Posted 2:28pm

Photo and blog by Matt Cowell: Happy World Toilet Day! Since 2013, the United Nations has set aside November 19 each year to shed light on the lack of sanitation that many people around the globe face every day. Although many countries had commemorated this day in previous years, since 2013 the UN has used… Read more »

June 17, 2013

Together, We Have the Power to Protect the Ocean

Posted 9:29pm

by Anna Folz UN Conference on World Oceans Day – 8 June 2013 If we are to fully benefit from the oceans, we must reverse the degradation of the marine environment due to pollution, overexploitation and acidification.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Many countries celebrated World Oceans Day following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, which… Read more »

February 6, 2013

UNICEF Tap Project

Posted 9:49am

This year, the UNICEF Tap Project will live on Facebook. You can donate using the UNICEF Tap Project Facebook App and keep the water flowing with the help of your Facebook friends. With your support, we will turn the world’s largest social network into a water network. We will raise awareness about the world water crisis and… Read more »

October 15, 2012

The MDGs and World Poverty Day

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A one-day social media action for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty #EndPoverty – 17 October, 2012 At the 2000 UN Millennium Summit, world leaders from rich and poor countries alike committed themselves – at the highest political level – to a set of eight time-bound targets to help fight extreme poverty worldwide by… Read more »

April 9, 2012

Clean water from Clifton Presbyterian Church

Posted 9:59am

Clifton Presbyterian Church in Maxwelton, WV Helps with the UNICEF Tap Project by Larry Davis When the Presbytery of West Virginia held a seminar at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, they learned about the UNICEF Tap Project. Earlier this year, the presbytery invited congregations to participate in this effort to provide clean water… Read more »

March 14, 2012

Christ the Living Water

Posted 10:04pm

During the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, participants made connections women from around the world. Participants also made connections with the Presbytery of New York City. On Sunday, several participants preached in congregations of the presbytery. Emily Denon, student at Vanderbilt Divinity School, preached at Glen Morris Presbyterian Church. Her… Read more »

March 7, 2012

Tap Project at the CSW

Posted 2:37pm

Presbyterian participants at the 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women helped provide clean water for children around the world. They conributed to the UNICEF Tap Project for the coffee and tea provided by the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. You could do the same during a coffee hour, fellowship meal, or other time people gather.

PC(USA) responds to typhoon in the Philippines

Posted 10:10am

In the aftermath of the typhoon that struck the Philippines, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding with One Great Hour of Sharing and designated funds in cooperation with our ecumenical partner ACT Alliance, and our mission partner the National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP). Some NCCP churches are being used for as emergency shelter… Read more »

December 10, 2011

Tap Project brings water to world’s children

Posted 12:36pm

Would you pay for tap water in a restaurant? Would you pay for tap water if it made a difference to children in Togo, Vietnam, Mauritania, and Cameroon? By participating in the UNICEF Tap Project, you support UNICEF’s efforts to bring clean and accessible water to millions of children around the world. What is the… Read more »

April 1, 2011

Habitat for Elgin – Water for the World

Posted 3:23am

A group from the Agape House Center for Christian Ministry at the University of Illinois at Chicago went to Elgin to work on a Habitat for Humanity house on March 23, 2011. On that same day, they collected money for…

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