World Changing

Doing a little research for more village building ideas, I came across a very interesting site called worldchanging.com. In my experience with SIFE and our project partners, I have found that often all of the resources and tools we need already exist. What it really comes down to is true passion and cooperation. This is true of the world as a whole and any organization you are a part of. There are often multiple individuals, departments, organizations, or entities doing almost exactly the same thing and all get things about halfway done. It takes much more than just having a common goal. It takes the realization that the goal is common with your own. To tackle the problems of this world, it takes real connectedness.

This is why I was excited while spending some time tonight searching about how others are working to make a difference. It was refreshing to see the worldchanging.com view

"WorldChanging.com works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together."

There are some very interesting possibilities to use in the village that I'm finding on that site, but there's also potential for use with many other projects. I'm also checking out the grants available from the Case Foundation who have been a great help in the PlayPump 100 pumps in 100 days campaign. The campaign raised enough for 111 pumps. I have rarely seen fundraising efforts exceed their goals like this before. It is such a great idea. Now 250,000 people will get access to clean drinking water.