Water Awareness

## Inspiration: Our inspiration in creating this website was learning about the lack of clean water in many parts of the world and the millions of health and sanitation issues caused by the lack of this basic necessity. We wanted to educate people and spread awareness regarding the actions people can take everyday to lead sustainable lifestyles, better the community, and help those in need.

## Our Website's Goal: Our website contains facts, statistics, and tips on various water crises and oil spills around the world to inform people of the necessity for more efficient and more sustainable methods of obtaining clean water in developing or neglected communities. Additionally, there is a section of analyzed data and graphs based on water consumption and pH levels. The most important goal of our website is to educate individuals on what actions they can take to help the cause, whether it be through private organizations or companies such as Xylem.

## How We Built It: This project began on a clean state and no prior work was done before this hackathon. The website and research was all done during this NotUniversity Hacks Hackathon We first discussed the topics on water quality that we wanted to research and proceed to make a plan and split up the tasks. Throughout this hackathon, we researched and compiled reputable organizations and petitions. A member used the data provided by Xylem using Python to average the statistics and created a model on Water Usage and Precipitation. We used Wix to create a website for individuals to educate themselves about the current situations regarding water quality and sanitation issues.

## Challenges We Faced: While working with Wix, we wanted to have multiple team members on the website at once to edit, but this made it more difficult. There were different versions of the website when the page was reloaded, so work was constantly being lost. We resolved this issue by choosing one person to work on the website while the rest gathered and analyzed the data and information. Additionally, the Xylem data provided contained many errors, such as random measurements scattered throughout the data provided and confusing data file formatting which made it difficult to interpret.

## Accomplishments That We're Proud Of: We're extremely proud of how efficient all our group members completed each of their tasks and the abundance of information gathered from different topics. The website is also very aesthetically-pleasing and user friendly for all ages. It conveys facts, statistics, and tips regarding the ongoing water crisis in an organized fashion and is pleasing to the eye.

## What We Learned: The crisis regarding water sanitation is much more prevalent than most people think. There is not enough awareness of these issues and unfortunately, this information is not stressed enough in school. Individuals must take action to better their community and help those in need. Water conservation and aid can be advocated for in our very own communities, even beginning in our own homes.

## What's Next for Water Awareness:

Collaborate with other organizations and individuals to create new ideas to help improve water quality and provide safe, drinking water for all.
Continue to raise money and spread awareness through donations, petitions, and rallies.
Expand our website, adding more information on water-related problems such as faulty infrastructure, water-related diseases, effects of natural disasters, and treatment of wastewater. There is still so much we can explore!
Spread our message through various media source and make an impact on the world.