Help donate clean water by not using your smartphone

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ここに、新しい取り組みがあります。国連国際児童緊急基金(ユニセフ)が、「タッププロジェクト」というキャンペーンを開始しました。このキャンペーンでは、短期間、スマートフォンやタブレットを使わないことで、清潔な水へのアクセスを必要としている人々を支援します。

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ユニセフによると、世界中で7億6,800万人が安全で清潔な飲料水を飲めていません。さらに、適切なトイレへのアクセスがない人は25億人います。Tap Projectは、この問題に対処するために、世界中のモバイルユーザーにチャレンジを提示しています。

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課題はかなりシンプルです。必要なのは、携帯電話でuniceftapproject.orgにアクセスし、スマートフォンを使わずに何時間過ごせるかを試すことです。このサイトは、スマートフォンのセンサーを利用して、あなたがスマートフォンを使用しているかどうかを監視します。10分間スマートフォンを触らないごとに、ユニセフ・タップ・プロジェクトの寄付者と後援者は、必要な子供に1日のきれいな水を提供することができます。

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One caution though, we tried it for an hour and we noticed that it can take up some battery life so we suggest using it when you have enough power to spare.

For more information about the UNICEF Tap Project and to find out other ways on how to help, hit the source link below.

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24 Comments

JP
JP · 12 years ago

Run the app while you are sleeping! Tulog mo, tulong ko!

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Critic · 12 years ago

This is not only being able to help others but doing yourself a favor as well. Perhaps the donors wanted the people to atleast spend some time away from their mobile devices and get a life. I’m sure many people will be productive enough when they are not infront of their mobile phones.

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wew · 12 years ago

tama.di tulad ng iba kung makapagreklamo parang kala mo eh natulong,ni dasal nga wala e.tas ung iba naman nagawa pang magbiro eh seryoso to.tss.

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jake · 12 years ago

napakabobo naman ng idea! bobo talaga! magdonate na lang kung magdodonate, ang dami pang arte.

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eric jay · 12 years ago

say that again to yourself. “magdonate na lang kung magdodonate, ang dami pang arte.”

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Tango · 12 years ago

I don’t get the correlation between depriving yourself using your personal communication device and providing clean water to others.

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AB
abuzalzal · 12 years ago

I would love to donate my clean sperm

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Justin · 12 years ago

Poteks… ang corny mo, bro.

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Abudakdak · 12 years ago

Langya! Paano ka magkakasperm diba nagpakapon kana?

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stoic · 12 years ago

indeed, what a commendable effort in alleviating the lack of potable water worldwide? but..

really now? so basically, one goes to the website, then let the site use your phone’s sensor to see if you were not able to use your phone for x minutes/hours, and if so, the site donor’s will donate water?

why not Unicef go direct and solicit help from the top honcho likes of Buffet, Gates or Slim with billions to spare?

commendable effort, yes.. effective much? let the ploy decide..

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enks · 12 years ago

website down?

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Bob · 12 years ago

Geez, what a do nothing feel good solution that only the U.N could come up with.

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