Instead of propping up their feet and soaking in the sun for spring break, some dedicated college students braved the chilly Washington, DC weather to do some good for world water.

The next generation of water activists visited the capital last weekend for the World Water Day Summit –– a three–day event drawing over a hundred college students to learn about world water issues and advocate for solutions in the United States. Food & Water Watch helped sponsor the event and hosted a Clean Water Lobbying Day and Grassroots Advocacy Day where students learned about lobbying and grassroots organizing.

World Water Day grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development to draw attention to the critical lack of clean and affordable water worldwide. Students participating in the World Water Day events saw this as an opportunity to urge their Members of Congress to keep water a public resource and human right by investing in the nation’s water infrastructure and creating a clean water trust fund.

Paul Kostuck (pictured), a student from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, visited the office of Congresswoman Moore to ask her for her support of a trust fund that would provide funding for needed water infrastructure projects in Milwaukee and across the country.

“Water security is a very broad issue that affects everyone. I got involved when I took a class on international water issues at Marquette, and learned about some of the water conflicts worldwide. Water should be safe, clean, and affordable for everyone, and I think that change can begin here.”

– Paul Kostuck

If you’re interested in getting students on your campus involved in our water campaign, check out Take Back the Tap.

- Erin Greenfield
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