Hi Katy!
Thank you so much for offering to give us further insight on FWW and the issues it seeks to ameliorate. We have truly enjoyed working with your organization so far, and we're so grateful that you've welcomed us.
I wanted to give you a brief summary of our research project, in addition to the questions we have for FWW specifically. I hope that this will clarify what we hope to accomplish this semester, but should you have any questions, please feel free to email me about anything. Through our research project, we would like to explore the current state of water distribution/availability and the issues surrounding it within Africa; we noticed on your website that you mention Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania as nations that have caught your attention. Essentially, we hope to understand how FWW approaches the issues plaguing these countries and evaluate their effectiveness. We would also like to learn how FWW implements these actions; for example, how FWW interacts with the U.S. government, foreign governments, other NGOs, and the local people to ensure the success of its endeavors.
The following list includes the questions we're curious about, and any insight you can provide us with would be much appreciated.
1. What is the history of water issues in Africa?
2. How many people are in this area (for example, in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania)? What percentage has access to clean water?
3. What actions does FWW take to ameliorate water issues in Africa (specifically, in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania)?
4. What action do you consider the most important, or which issue are you most passionate about/active in?
5. How does FWW consider the culture of the people in Africa (specifically in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania) when making decisions on how to act?
6. Is FWW held accountable by any outside, overarching government, transnational, or humanitarian groups? (For example, the U.S. government, the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, etc.)
7. How does FWW publicize statistics, results, and evaluations of its performance?
8. What does FWW do with these publications and its findings on the water crisis in Africa? Does it seek to spread the word in the United States, or in Africa as well?2. How many people are in this area (for example, in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania)? What percentage has access to clean water?
3. What actions does FWW take to ameliorate water issues in Africa (specifically, in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania)?
4. What action do you consider the most important, or which issue are you most passionate about/active in?
5. How does FWW consider the culture of the people in Africa (specifically in Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania) when making decisions on how to act?
6. Is FWW held accountable by any outside, overarching government, transnational, or humanitarian groups? (For example, the U.S. government, the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, etc.)
7. How does FWW publicize statistics, results, and evaluations of its performance?
9. Who does FWW appeal to as it advocates for water issues in Africa? U.S. citizens? U.S. government? International governments?
10. How do you decide which regions of Africa to focus on/provide aid for?
11. What obstacles does FWW confront as it tries to implement its policy and help in Africa?
Again, thank you so much Katy! We would absolutely love it if we could set up meetings with any of your researchers to hopefully find answers to all of the above questions. Have a great weekend! See you next week!
All the best,
Julie Ogonis
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