A Call + A Challenge To Conserve Water

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Imagine, if you’re so thirsty but when you tried to get water from the faucet, you just squeezed a drop. Can you cook without water? Can you keep a good personal hygiene without water? In short, can you live without water? If you answered NO, then you must act now.

Recent studies showed that the Philippines is facing a water crisis over the next 10 years unless new sources are developed to meet growing demand.

“There is a [Japan International Cooperation Agency] study that says that in 2025 if we will not conserve water, there may be some problems. But of course we can always start conserving now and look for other sources,” said Edgar C. Lopez, Philippine Waterworks Association president.

“Groundwater in the Philippines may be depleted by the year 2050,” a University of the Philippines professor said in a report based on a study that started in 2006.

“The Philippines is one of the countries in Asia Pacific that is facing an imminent water crisis unless steps are immediately undertaken to improve water management,” according to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The country is facing this unfortunate reality and we are not supposed to ignore it.

In line with this, a group of communication professionals and graduate students from the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is pushing a social marketing campaign to encourage the Filipino families in water conservation. They aim to create massive awareness on how important the discipline in water consumption is and what would be the worst scenarios if the Filipinos failed to act now.

The group is also hosting a Conserve Water Challenge 2013, encouraging the participants to share their creativity in presenting water conservation tips and how they implement it in their daily lives to lower their monthly water bill. A participant can make use of video, photo collage or blogs. The best entry and the one who will prove to have lowered their water bill by applying the water conservation tips they have presented will win P5,000 cash! There are also 10 consolation prizes of P500 worth of water bill. The submission of entries is until September 15, 2013.

For more information about the Conserve Water Challenge 2013, follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConserveWaterNow and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/conserveh2onow

Water is Life. Conserve Water NOW before it’s too late.

Mum’s thoughts

Water is one of our basic need and we must all strive now to save it before it is too late. Do join the Conserve Water Challenge 2013 to share your unique ideas on how to save on water and learn of other ways on how you can do the same. It is high time we take it upon our hands to conserve resources that are available to us now, not only for our children but also for their children. 

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Discover The Best Of The Planet With Conscious Box {A Review + A Giveaway}

My loyal readers and friends know that I love everything green and eco-friendly. In fact, I have made a conscious effort to replace the products I used at home with a greener and more earth-friendly alternative. I started last year with the little man’s hygiene and grooming products and I never want to stop! Early this year, I have ventured on using all-natural laundry detergent and dishwashing liquid, too. I believe doing this is but one small step in making this world a better place, but nevertheless, a step right on track! Besides, it is only a few days before Earth Hour and what better way to show our love for the Earth than by making this conscious effort to go green in our day-to-day lives.

So what do you say about having eco-friendly products delivered right at your doorstep every month? Am sure Mother Nature will thank you for patronizing products and goods that do no harm to her beauty and blessings, plus, think of all the many benefits you and your family will get by using all these green products? Those where my thoughts exactly when Conscious Box approached me to feature them here. I got excited with the possibilities that I readily agreed!  :laugh:

On to our review, if you will?

Conscious Box in a Nutshell

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The Conscious Box is a cool and fun way of having pure and sustainable products handpicked from various businesses that care for the planet delivered right at your doorstep every month. This is an exciting way to discover new products and new favorites, from organic food to vegan beauty products, from bath and body to health supplements and green cleaning products, and meeting 10 to 20 of them at home every month!

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A Goal To Be A Greener Mum

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I hope you are not tired of all these goals for the new year that I have written down so far because I am about to bombard you with another one. Oh well, I just find new year goals {or resolution, whichever you prefer, really} exciting and promising and I am really eyeing at achieving at least half of them towards the end of the year. So, without further ado, here is yet another one of those new year goals this mum has set up for herself, and ultimately, for her family, too.

A Goal to be a greener mum

I guess the goal to be more environment-friendly ignited more when I became a mum and I am still aiming to be a greener mum this 2013. Of course, if we can join the Greenpeace Movement and participate in their tree-planting and other earth-friendly activities, it will be such a delight, but, I must say I am taking baby steps toward this goal and are setting attainable little goals, in the process. And I am starting with my household by slowly replacing products that I used with a greener alternative.

Last year, I have ditched all our hair products for the all-natural shampoo and conditioner that Human Heart Nature sells. They have also came out with a 100%-natural cleansing soap which I am now using for the little man. Early this year, I am even more excited when I found out that they came up new greener cleaning products, the Tough Love Dishwashing Liquid and 100% Natural Liquid Detergent. I have just got a bottle of the dishwashing liquid which I plan to use on the little man’s bottles and other feeding stuff, and I will update you all about it as soon as I used it. I will make sure to get a bottle of the liquid detergent, too, the next time I visit my local branch. Hopefully they will also come up with natural all-around cleanser that I can use to clean the sink, to do serious area rug cleaning or to clean the bathroom. Oh well, am sure the geniuses at Human Heart Nature will come up with something soon, am crossing my fingers! 😉

What green resolutions are you setting up for yourself this year?

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