I love cities.
Here’s a guest blog from our BH2O+ City Center Mentor, Janet Checkley:
I love cities so much that I went to college to study them. I regularly read journals with titles like, “International Journal of Urban and Regional Research.” I love observing the human relationship in a city: what separates us, and what unites us? How do we share our human experience?
There is an amazing amount of potent energy contained within cities – felt in the constant hum of activity and in the diversity of the city dwellers – that is rarely fully realized. I fantastize about how the world could change – swiftly, immeasurable – if that energy were turned loose.
When I learned that Nuru International was going to hold BH2O+ “City Center” events this year, I immediately began to envision the potential impact of a city event and was thrilled to be involved. Being the “City Center Mentor” for BH2O+ 2010 has been one of the most exciting roles I’ve ever taken on because I get to see the issue of water accessibility opened up. We’re opening doors between a nonprofit development organization and the schools, neighborhoods, businesses and communities which populate our cities that have never been opened before. This is an urban studies geek’s dream come true!
About Kim Do
Kim served Nuru International for eight years in marketing, branding, communications and special events. She counts it an honor to spend the best hours of her day fighting to end extreme poverty. Follow her on Twitter at @bykimdo
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