Sing for Water
"Since Sing for Water began, our collective efforts have raised an amazing £260,000 for WaterAid's work.
That is a fantastic achievement."
- Helen Chadwick, founder of Sing for Water
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Sing for Water raises money for WaterAid, an international charity. About Sing for Water
Six years ago composer and singer Helen Chadwick, inspired by the power of song, initiated the first Sing for Water event at the Thames Festival in London. Since then, Sing for Water has gone from strength to strength as community choirs and performance groups around the UK have been inspired to organise their own events. You, your choir or your singing group can join a Sing for Water event. You could also set up a brand new one in your local community.
Get sponsored and help some of the world's poorest people gain access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education.
Sing for Water - London 2008
WaterAid's largest Sing for Water took place in London on Sunday 14 September 2008 during the Thames Festival.
The first Sing for Water event happened at the Thames Festival in 2002. To date Sing for Water has raised over £260,000 for WaterAid projects in Malawi and Ghana, and over $50,000 Australian dollars for WaterAid Australia's work in East Timor.
This year's crowds showed their appreciation of the performance by giving generously to our team of volunteer bucket collectors after the concert. WaterAid also received sponsorship donations from many of the choir groups taking part. We hope to raise £50,000 through Sing for Water London to fund WaterAid projects in Ghana and Malawi.
A huge thank you to the choirs and individuals listed below who took part. Thank you to all our volunteers, we couldn't have done it without you! And a special thank you to Choir Directors Michael Harper and Roxanne Smith and of course, Helen Chadwick. Latest news and events For the latest news, events and to join a regions Sing for Water group, please visit the WaterAid website.
If
you would like to organse your own local event please email Victoria at victoriarouse@wateraid.org Please
keep me posted about local Sing for Water events by emailing romaine@helenchadwick.com Archived news Sing for Water has been awarded a President's Award by WaterAid for outstanding
voluntary contribution. Voice Camp
rasied over £5000! Chris
Samuel reports that Gasworks H20
Bristol Sing for Water led by Dee Jarlett,Ali Orbaum and Chris Samuel
of Bristol's Gasworks Choir with Naked Voices, went really well. The concert
raised over £3,000 and that's without all the sponsorship money from
the singers themselves. Chris also ran a Children's Sing for Water in Bradford
on Avon and collected another £329. Sing for Water Whitstable organised by Stephanie
Brunton with the Whitstable Whistlefish and Friends
raised £215.00. Sing and Swim for Water organised by Rowena Whitehead in the ipen air pool
in Cambridge raised £1300. The
West Wiltshire Water Wailers Sing for
Water
19th September St Margaret's Hall, Bradford on Avon 6.30-8.00pm Tickets £2.00
Join a combined choir of primary school children from around Bradford on Avon
for the only Children Sing for Water performance outside of London.
Sing for Water Oxford organised by Liz Hodgson raised £993 for WaterAid
on 23rd March. The groups taking part were the Seagreen Singers ( Oxford's
socialist choir ), the Oxford Community Choir, the Oxford Gospel Choir and
Joined-up Singing. Congratulations and thanks to these and all others involved in Sing for Water events! Seeing
clean water change lives
In October 2005, Helen Chadwick and Pauline Down visited
the Ghanaian WaterAid project Sing for Water supports. Here
is a message from Rockson who working in the villages we are supporting in
Ghana: ...And
one from Modoc, the inspoirational man who runs APDO, the local NGO running
the projects: Sing for Water Australia
Thames Festival www.thamesfestival.org
Sing
for Water Australia www.singforwateraustralia.com
WaterAid www.wateraid.org Credits Photographs
by WaterAid, Burhan Ahmad, Simon Richardson and Alex Macro.
To find out more about Sing for Water and WaterAid please click here.
Over 800 members of community choirs from across the UK came together to create a breathtaking performance. The mass choir was also joined by Mouthful, a four piece a cappella vocal ensemble. A number of choirs sang their own repertoire for the Marasong which took place along the riverside. Sing for Water 2008 ended with a rousing performance of Free Yourself, with Una May Olomolaiye, which had the audience on its feet.
Victoria can help with sponsorship forms and information.
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We visited the village
of Najore, where most people had suffered from Guinea Worm and there was no
safe water to drink.
Since our visit a new bore hole has been built, see below. Many more villages
need our help..
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Belated Happy New Year,
Dear Colleagues in the business of working towards improving the very lives
of the very poor around the world through support to provision of safe water.
It's out of great joy to inform you that Najore, a the guinea worm endemic
community which you visited in Volta Region in Ghana under APDO's project
has wet borehole drilled for them which installation in in progress. God bless
you all for your great efforts towards humanity
Regards from all APDO staff!!!!!!! Rockson Dutenya
Hi
My Sister,
I am with great joy to announce to you that the women of Najore with your
contribution would not have to walk 4km for only 35litres of disease infected
water but now they need to walk thirty metres away from the community for
a very clean water.
I and the country Rep of Water Aid witness the event with much joy where women
of Najore could not hide their happiness and joy for what has happen to their
commnity. I send you pictures of the drilling process.
Keep fit!
Following three concerts in London, Associate Director of Thames Festival,
Catherine Reiser relocated to Australia where she founded Sing for Water Australia.
The first night time version was co-produced by Riverfestival for Brisbane,
followed by a Sing for Water concert in Melbourne as part of The Commonwealth
Games Cultural Festival. Riverfestival in Brisbane continues to create Sing
for Water as an annual event as Catherine continues plans for a Sing for Water
in Sydney and other cities. Sing for Water Australia has raised over 55,000
Australia dollars which has been funding WaterAid projects in East Timor and
Papua New Guinea.
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To donate to WaterAid online visit
www.wateraid.org/donate
Links
www.riverfestival.com.au