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Jay Z was honored at the United Nations Global Leadership Awards Gala in New York on Wednesday for his work in Africa, where he had recently returned after working with programs to supply clean water. In honor of Jay- Z, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rapped at the awards ceremony saying: Since one of the honorees is my man Jay-Z, I think I’ll try his language tonight.

Written by Tim Saunders Rapper Jay-Z has been honored by the United Nations for his humanitarian work in Africa. The performer and president of Def Jam Records was praised for his work when he attended the United Nations Global Leadership Awards Gala in New York on Wednesday.

Get tickets for the Feast while the gettin is good, here! That’s right, IWRI allies, All Day Buffet, will be hosting a conference on October 16th chock-full of yummy goodness for those of you interested in making positive social change.

Play pumps rely on the power of kids playing to bring clean water to a village. A life changing creation. Nothing against the Wii, but this seems like a much more important game for kids to play. Check out the video created by National Geographic. Learn more about PLAY PUMPS INTERNATIONAL.

A group of Israeli scientists have found a way to “listen” to plants in order to detect the presence of different types of water pollution. By shinning a laser beam on small pieces of algae floating in the water, they’re able to hear sound waves that describe the types and levels of water contamination.

Last week I put out the idea that we were approaching a tipping point in water re-use. There were a few other headlines this week which support that. For one thing California’s second largest reservoir is now ‘at its lowest level in 30 years’.

(Tricia McKenna is vice president of Louder Than Words, a Boston-based PR agency serving foundations, nonprofits, and related businesses. In December, she wrote about feel-good end-of-year media stories.) At last week's Council on Foundations conference, the Annie E.

PlayPumps International’s mission is help improve the lives of children and their families by providing easy access to clean drinking water, enhancing public health, and offering play equipment to millions across Africa.

Today is World Water Day. A day to raise awareness for the over 1 billion people around th e world who do not have access to clean drinking water. Last year, I appealed to you to join us in making a donation to Blood: Water Mission to help build wells in Africa. This year I want to up the ante.

This World Water Day - March 22 - Innovative 'Clean Water' Non-Profit, PlayPumps International Recognizes 5 'Heroes' Including Coke Africa, Save the Children & One Water