March 16, 2010 | Pulitzer Center
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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.