Since my friend left for Niger in late January, I haven’t exactly been worried about her safety, despite an escalation of violence by a local rebel group and reported kidnappings on the border of Niger and Mali. Mostly, I’ve been concerned about her health. As I’ve mentioned before, Niger remains one of the poorest countries in the world, and water

This post is from Marla Kaplowitz, EVP, North American Planning Director of P&G, MediaVest USA. This is MediaVest’s second year supporting the Tap Project through the securing of national advertising and promotions opportunities.

As I stare at my empty glass of water, I can’t help but realize that I am still thirsty but feeling too busy to do anything about it. I know that drinking lots of water is very healthy, and that it will help curb my appetite so I decide to finally take a break and get another glass. Up from my chair I go and over to the filtered water dispenser down the hallway and avail myself of another glass.

So I thought I knew what the Tap Project was all about. I could barely swallow my excitement this past weekend as I prepared to attend my first Tap Project Water Walk in N.Y.C.

A new Facebook application–Tap Your Friends–is spreading the message of the Tap Project throughout the Facebook community. The app is meant to demonstrate water’s power to both take and save lives depending on its quality.

You can use the application to send clean or dirty glasses of water to your friends. Tap Your Friends allows users to accumulate points for how much clean water they’ve sent out.

The more points a user gets, the better their status. All users start out as an Empty Glass and must give out 50 glasses of clean water to achieve the status of Rain Maker.

Check it out today!

Gabriella Malek is a Broadway performer and spokesperson for Broadway Kids Care. BKC’s members have participated in a variety of charitable works. Pampers’ “One Pack = One Vaccine” campaign to benefit UNICEF, a program which provides funding to protect women and their newborn babies against maternal and neonatal tetanus, has become a favorite

I get this great rush of excitement giving to other people, the same as when I am performing a show. I think my friends that join me at Broadway Kids Care feel the same way as I do. My motto is you’re never too young to make a difference in someone else’s life! This is also what Kelly Gonda, the founder of BKC had in mind when she formed Broadway Kids Care, an organization where Broadway kids get together to give back to the community and make a difference.

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