Musician spreads word about water.UN statistics show that nearly 2 million children die each year because of unclean water supplies and poor sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. . Now popular musician Jay-Z is set to star in a documentary titled Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life, part of a larger educational program on global issues sponsored by the music channel MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . The documentary will be shot during Jay-Z's world tour, when he will be visiting areas in Turkey, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , and other countries without access to safe drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. . The program will also feature projects that are working on sustainable solutions to the problem, and will call on viewers to take action by helping abroad and at home. MTV and the UN will augment the program with a special website, free classroom access to the documentary, and supporting lesson plans. |
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