“People who don’t face this war don’t have any idea about water’s importance.”
A lot of people criticized the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as being a waste of water.
New Delhi-based NGO volunteer Siddharth Rajpal uploaded a touching video to his YouTube channel depicting what it looks like to those who don't have easy access to clean water.
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Rajpal met Shamima, a domestic worker facing shortage of water at home, when she came to the NGO to learn to read and write basic Hindi. This video tells her story.
"It is a matter a shame how India's capital Delhi doesn't have access to water for everyone and some people in Delhi are wasting in the name of charity," Rajpal told BuzzFeed over an e-mail.
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Watch the full video here:
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