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Thandie Newton Backs Clean Water Campaign

April 8, 2008 in Giving Back by Kristen Seymour | No comments

Thandie Newton has always been an eco-minded celebrity — she’s a wearer of recycled clothing, she encourages her friends to drive environmentally friendly vehicles, and she’s often on hand to support worthy causes like breast cancer research. It looks like she’s now adding a new cause to her list — clean water in Africa.

The actress is joining a campaign sponsored by Volvic and World Vision which will supply ten liters of clean water for each liter purchased of Volvic Plain or Touch of Fruit. The campaign name is, fittingly, 10L-for-1L, and because of the support it has already received, Ghana, Zambia, Mali, and Malawi have already had wells dug which generated over 1.7 billion liters in their first year. Now that is a successful program!

Thandie decided to get on board with the project after visiting Mali and seeing the difference clean, safe water can make in the lives of children and their families. To see how you can help, check out the website.

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