•  MARY JORDAN BECAME SICK DURING A DOCUMRATY FILMING IN ETHIOPIA AND THE WOMEN OF THE VILLAGE

NURSED HER BACK TO HEALTH IN RETURN THAT SHE WOULD BRING AWARENESS TO THE WATER CRISIS THEIR

COUNTRY FACES.

•  SO SCARCE THAT TAKES 8 HOURS OR MORE TO FIND WATER SOURCES THAT SOMETIMES CAUSE MORE HARM THAN

GOOD DUE TO CONTAMINATION.

•  ONE BILLION PEOPLE DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER

•  THE WATER TANK PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO BRING AWARENESS THROUGH ART AS ARTSISTS BEGAN TO PUT

WORKS OF ART TO ON WATER TANKS.

the water tank project

17,000  water  tanks  in  Manhattan  

How Does This Relate

The Water Tank Project relates to my topic of droughts and floods due to the

reason it brings awareness of scarce water due to droughts. The Water Project

was inspired by the documentary in Ethiopia where villages struggled to find

water sources.

Research Process

Mary Jordan is a filmmaker where’s research begins with

documenting. For instance The Water Tank Project began with

her time in Ethiopia and she learned about the scarce water

problems in the village.