Swedish Bitcoin Startup Partners with NGO to Boost Clean Water Access
The Swedish Bitcoin company, BTCX allows people from across the world to make bitcoin donations towards WaterAid. The benefits of bitcoin for the non-profit sector is already well-known. Making use of these benefits is WaterAid, a global nonprofit working towards providing potable water, and ensuring proper sanitation and hygiene to those who can’t afford it. The NGO has recently announced its partnership with BTCX to raise funds for its operations in the form of bitcoins. The bitcoin donation campaign is an initiative of the Swedish arm of WaterAid along with BTCX, which also happens to....
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How can you put your Bitcoin to good use? In so many ways! One opportunity that you have to consider today is donating to the BitGive Foundation's Water Project Campaign. The Water Project recently began accepting Bitcoin and focuses on delivering clean water to Sub Saharan Africa. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Water Project seeks to build a foundation in communities in need of a sustainable water supply. You can be apart of this project. Most of us simply take our running faucets and clean water for granted, but many do not have access to clean drinking water. I agree with the Water....
Imagine, waking up each morning and not knowing whether or not you could reach for a glass of clean drinking water. Unfortunately, this nightmare is a reality for thousands of innocent individuals around the world. While most of us take running water and clean drinking water for granted, it is a luxury for many around the world. This winter into the spring, the BitGive Foundation has partnered with the Water Project to collect donations in BTC to empower and enable individuals to live healthier and longer lives with clean water. As the donation drive is hitting a benchmark, I encourage you....
“Today, you gave enough BTC – totally anonymously – to provide clean, safe water and sanitation facilities to an entire school AND for the monitoring and repair funds to keep it working for years to come,” says a message of appreciation posted on a r/bitcoin Reddit page by a user bitcoinh20 on behalf of The Water Project. We’re grateful for every single gift we receive no matter the size! Every BTC provides clean water. So… we don’t know who you are, but we’re grateful. And so, just in case you hang out here, we want to say thanks! The writer adds that the Bitcoin community has funded more....
The project, funded with bitcoin, provided the Igbaruku village with clean water, where the community previously had to travel miles to reach a contaminated water source.