• 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.
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