The Pulitzer Center is partnering with Helium to get your voice heard on important global issues...
In March 2010, the Pulitzer Center again partnered with Helium to produce the Global Issues/Citizen Voices Writing contest. In this round, contestants were challenged to craft essays related to international water issues with the following prompt:
Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation claims 4,500 lives a day. What should we do about it?
Read winning World Water Day writing contest essay by Winn Mete
Read all essays below, or submit your own below.