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FLOW: Response

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Hello again! Today I’m going to be talking about the movie FLOW and the associated problems with water control and distribution in the world.

The film, FLOW: For Love of Water, is a documentary that discussed water, water in poorer countries and areas and the privatization of water in the US and other countries abroad. Water is a precious resource and before watching this film, I had not realized how limited water is to poorer nations and as a resource in general. Nations in Africa, areas in India and other underdeveloped areas must walk miles to get unfiltered, unclean water because they do not want to pay the high prices of tap water set by greedy, multi-national corporations.

flow-2Map_showing_Global_Physical_and_Economic_Water_Scarcity_2006 Pictures found here and here

Seeing videos of people walking miles for unclean and unsafe water was a real wake up call to me. I knew not everybody had access to clean water, but I did not think that people would be forced to put their lives on the line because they have no other source or the source is too expensive. Big corporations, like Nestle, try to “donate” and make it seem like they are putting real effort in to making wells and making water cheaper, however, big corporations only care about profit and their stockholders and even these “relief efforts” make profit for the company.

Mwamongu_water_source Picture found here

FLOW opened my eyes to the reality of the water crisis worldwide and I have realized that more action from, people that are more privileged and have the ability to donate, is necessary. I am going to be more aware of the water I use and how to conserve it, as well as participating in any efforts to help those without water through donations and other relief efforts. There is a YouTube video below that briefly addresses the water crisis as a whole, I encourage you to check it out! If you want to get more involved and donate, learn more or help with efforts to improve water distribution worldwide, click here, here or here for more information and places to donate.

Thanks for reading!

 

Disclaimer: FLOW, the pictures and the YouTube video are not created by me.