Ally Tate is an active community leader with a particular passion for solving the global water crisis.
Water is one of the most essential components of our lives. Every living being on Earth needs water to survive. Human beings cannot last more than a few short days without consuming water. Water also allows all of the world’s ecosystems to grow and thrive, providing us with food and other necessities as well as a beautiful, healthy place to live.
The problem though, is that many people around the world do not have the opportunity to experience these luxuries of healthy ecosystems and access to sanitation and fresh water.
As a college student and active community member, Ally Tate has spent an extensive amount of time researching and learning about the global water crisis and how she and the people around her can make a difference. Broken down simply, there are two main components to solving the global water crisis: water conservation efforts and clean water charities and organizations.
Through her research and observations, Ally Tate has found that Americans are wasting billions of gallons of water every year. In certain areas of the U.S. including California, over half of all household water is used outdoors for landscaping and other non essential purposes. A large percentage of water is also wasted every day just from leaky faucets that have not been fixed. If families and individuals in the U.S. put in even a small effort to conserve some of the water they use in their homes, we would begin to see a major difference in how much fresh and clean water could be saved.
While many people have the luxuries of watering their long or taking two showers a day, a large number of people around the world do not have access to any clean water or sanitation. Because of this, Ally Tate and numerous other community driven individuals have stepped up to help raise awareness and support fundraising to provide clean water and sanitation to those in need. By providing funding and volunteer efforts, organizations such as Water.org, The Thirst Project, Blood:Water, and many others are able to create high levels of access to clean water through:
- Biosand Filters
- Training and Education
- Rain Tanks
- Protected Springs
- Hand Washing Stations
- And More