{"387991":{"#nid":"387991","#data":{"type":"event","title":"World Water Day","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech chapter of Engineers Without Borders will celebrate the United Nations\u2019 World Water Day March 24 with a series of events designed to highlight water issues and sustainable development around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA committee of first-year students has organized activities on Tech Walk from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. \u201cas a way to get more involved with EWB and to raise awareness campus-wide about these specific water-related issues,\u201d said Lin Htet Kyaw, one of the committee members.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EActivities will include:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERacing on Tech Green while carrying jerry cans full of water, simulating the process millions of people go through each day to obtain their water.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EQuizzes about water accessibility around the world.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAn interactive photo booth for students to demonstrate how they pledge to conserve water.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENearly 750 million people around the globe lack access to an improved source of drinking water, according to UN data. A staggering 2.5 billion don\u2019t use an improved sanitation facility.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201c[We want to] make a difference for the members of the global population and prepare for how we manage water in the future,\u201d Kyaw said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026nbsp;","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech chapter of Engineers Without Borders will celebrate the United Nations\u2019 World Water Day\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech chapter of Engineers Without Borders will celebrate the United Nations\u2019 World Water Day"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-03-16 16:13:54","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:19:45","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-03-24T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-03-24T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-03-24T16:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-03-24 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-03-24 20:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-03-24 20:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ewb-gt.org\/","title":"Engineers Without Borders at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/worldwaterday","title":"World Water Day"}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"167070","name":"serve\u2022learn\u2022sustain"},{"id":"788","name":"Water"},{"id":"5982","name":"world water day"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"},{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kyaw3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELin Htet Kyaw\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}