Earth Hour: Turning Off Lights Saves Water

Earth Hour: Turning Off Lights Saves Water

2012-03-30
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8.30pm on Saturday 31st March 2012 is Earth Hour. Hundreds of millions of people across the globe will turn off their lights for 60 minutes as a gesture of solidarity in caring for and protecting the planet. This symbolic act has the added benefit of saving everyone a little bit […]

Highlights from TEDx SeaPoint 2012

2012-03-27
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Humanity is facing a resource crisis on a monumental scale, so it was a small miracle that the speakers at this weekend’s TEDx remained upbeat. Despite a smorgasboard of talented creators, thinkers and change-makers who presented their twenty minute talks to a packed audience, two clear directives emerged from the […]

#CloseTheTap – Social Media Inspires Habit Change

2012-03-22
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It’s easy: – Visit www.closethetap.co.za – Choose from a selection of water-saving tweet pledges, – Tweet your pledge and share it on Facebook. Just three simple steps to help us spread the word and (if you fulfill your pledge) to save fresh water now. The United Nation’s 2012 theme for […]

World Water Day - water protection and conservation

22nd March is World Water Day

2012-03-21
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World Water Day has been celebrated on 22 March every year since 1993. It is an opportunity to learn more about water and its centrality in our lives and for the environment, and promote sustainable behaviours and actions towards this precious resource. Each year focuses on a different theme. In […]

Top SA Comic Nik Rabinowitz Shares his Water Story

2012-03-21
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What do Jacob Zuma, Mothers in Kommetjie and Bishop Tutu have in common? Find out as South Africa’s funniest Jewish Xhosa-speaking comic shares his passion for surfing, and gives us tips on how best to conserve water! WARNING: Nik is joking!! Please don’t actually drink your grey water at home! […]

Master Storyteller Ashley Ramsden Shares His Love of Water

2012-03-20
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Ashley Ramsden, founding director of the School of Storytelling in the UK, was in South Africa for a month sharing the wonders of stories. He shares his story of water with us. International School of storytelling (schoolofstorytelling.com) Share your story – click here

Woolworths’ Story For Love of Water

2012-03-13
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Story: Because most of South Africa’s water is used in farming irrigation, Woolworths introduced their Farming for the Future programme and are working with fresh produce farmers to implement new methods of farming – which include irrigating only if and when crops need more water, rather than irrigating as a […]

Santam Is For Love Of Water

2011-12-24
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Santam shared the For Love Of Water message across a number of platforms. Music: They co-sponsored the production of the For Love Of Water Song performed at the UN World Water Day conference held at the CTICC, broadcast during National Water Week on radio and TV and used as […]

Singing For Water!

2011-03-25
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A group of renowned musicians and artists – including Loyiso Bala and Freshlyground’s Zolani – came together to collaborate on an anthemic and inspirational musical piece, called For Love Of Water, in recognition of National Water Week (21 to 27 March 2011). [divider] [divider] * The song ‘ For Love […]

Live Performance of ‘For Love Of Water’ – our song!

2011-03-24
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Watch the For Love Of Water song being sung to the Dutch Prince of Orange, The SA Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and other dignatories prior to the address by Hillary Clinton at the UN World Water Day Conference! [divider] [divider] Our sincere thanks to the South African Department […]

Today is World Water Day!

2011-03-22
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PRESS RELEASE 22 March 2011 [divider] Today is World Water Day – make a commitment to be For Love of Water Tuesday 22 March 2011 is the first time government hosts World Water Day in collaboration with United Nations Water and AMCOW (African Ministers Council on Water) to highlight […]

Screening of the movie FLOW

2011-03-21
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Come watch Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human […]

FLOW presentation and soundscape performance

2011-03-21
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FLOW and The Two Oceans Aquarium will be bringing you a host of inspiring speakers to talk about water and the FLOW Movement, including an introduction to The HUB. Speakers Nathan Heller – host, HUB Cape Town Justin Friedman – founder, for love of water Hanli Prinsloo – celebrated freediver […]

Friends of FLOW

2011-03-09
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“Thank you” to these amazing companies and individuals for being in flow! For donating time, services, energy, goods and/or funds to FLOW. Justin Friedman, Juliet Browne, Catherine Barnhoorn, Joe De Kadt (Greenhouse); Helen Lockhardt, Renee Leeuwner (Two Oceans Aquarium); Andre Nel, Bronwen Rohland (Pick n Pay); Ms Fitz (Zolani Mahola); […]

National Water Week

2011-02-22
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National Water Week 21 March – 27 March 2011 presents a powerful launch-pad to unify all stakeholders through utilising a single message – ‘we are for love of water’. As events provide an ideal opportunity to communicate to an established audience, FLOW is aligning the events planned for National Water […]

22 March 2011 is World Water Day!

2011-01-25
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The official UN World Water Day event is to be hosted by the Government of South Africa in Cape Town! The UN World Water Day 2011 event will take place from 20 – 22nd March 2011 at the Cape Town International Conference Center. On 20 and 21st March 2011 many […]

Celebrate Life Festival

2010-10-06
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The Celebrate Life festival is the premier lifestyle festival in Cape Town and has been in existence for over six years, growing in size and reputation every year. FLOW will be at the festival providing access to clean, free drinking water, raising awareness about water issues and selling our eco […]

FLOW Endorsed Water Stations

2010-09-01
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Water Stations

The FLOW Water Station has been developed in order to provide the public with access to clean, free drinking water. We initially created these to supply clean, free drinking water to the Fans along the FIFA 2010 Fan Walk and in the FIFA Fanfest in Cape Town. If you are interested in purchasing a FLOW Water Station, click here

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I am For Love of Water!

2010-03-26

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Every so often, if you’re lucky, you stumble across a night so unusual, so magical, so unique that it remains lodged in your memory forever. You can tell it’s going to be One of Those Nights as soon as you arrive, and although the night itself is only a few […]

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Introduction to FLOW

2010-03-12

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FLOW is a national movement linking government, corporate, NGO, media, community and citizen, raising awareness and inspiring action by instilling a deep appreciation, understanding and respect for water across all sectors of society. This enables a powerful unified message to activate lasting behaviour change.

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