tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71179278799338871252012-02-16T05:49:19.955-08:00Committed to ending hunger and homelessness by educating,engaging,and training to directly assist those in need,while advocating for long-term systemic solutionsLinda Blagburnnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7117927879933887125.post-35852896015462958922008-07-22T19:44:00.000-07:002008-07-22T20:18:03.439-07:00The World Bank:<br /><br />Driving The Corporate Control of Water<br /><br />"The World Bank has been the engine behind this corporate takeover of water systems and services"<br /><br />Today, more than one in six people around the world lack access to enough water. When people don't have clean water, they use whatever is available to them--even if it is unsafe.<br /><br />In recent decades, corporate control of water has been presented as a cure-all for this global<br />water crises. The World Bank has been the engine behind this corporate takeover of water systems and services.<br /><br />"It shapes how, from whom and on what terms people in developing countries receive their water-by investing $2 billion annually, and by influencing the policies of other international financial institutions," said Kathy Mulvey, international policy director for Corporate Accountability International. <br /><br />Resource<br />www.StopCorporateAbuse.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7117927879933887125-3585289601546295892?l=hungerhomelessness.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Blagburnnoreply@blogger.com0