Laura Whitmore shows off her nail art (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)
Glastonbury is taking place this week, in case you haven’t heard, and to support this year’s WaterAid’s Pump up the Volum campaign, some special nail art has been designed.
Lianne La Havas, Laura Whitmore, Tim Burgess and WaterAid Ambassador Rachel Stevens have all taken part to create some simple and beautiful nail art.
The campaign asks for people to sign up to a petition and call on world leaders to promise a world where everyone, everywhere has access to water and sanitation by 2030.
The nail designs are a fun way to show support and raise awareness of this critical global issue.
Laura's nails (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)
Laura Whitmore says: “Music is so important to me, and no more so than when it can be used for the greater good – that is what Glastonbury is all about. It’s crazy that so many people are without something as basic as water, so I wanted to show my support and encourage everyone to sign up to WaterAid’s Pump up the Volume campaign. It’s such small thing to do that could have a huge impact.
“My nail art design incorporating music notes are perfect for Glastonbury and I hope festival goers will enjoy wearing them and
Lianne La Havas (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)showing their support for WaterAid at the same time.”
Festival goers can visit the WaterAid stand, sign the petition and increase further awareness by flashing their WaterAid nails. Those not at the festival are encouraged to try out the designs at home and sign up online.
Lianne La Havas says: “I’m so excited about playing at Glastonbury; it’s about so much more than music. I wanted to show my support for this important cause, and hope that as many people as possible will sign up. I’ll be looking out for the WaterAid/Lianne La Havas nails when I’m there!”
Lianne's nails (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)
(Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)Rachel Stevens: “As WaterAid’s Ambassador I know how vital safe water and sanitation are to living a life without poverty.
“Using the nail art is a fun and easy way to show your support – small things like this and signing the petition help to create a noise. We need everyone to join in so that it echoes to world leaders and lets them know that we are demanding a world where everyone has safe water and sanitation by 2030. Together, we can make that happen.”
Rachel's nails (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)The men are included as well – with The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess doing his bit for the campaign.
Tim Burgess (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)Tim Burgess: “Glastonbury is a special place where music and social awareness combine, and yeah I’m thrilled to be part of it and to support WaterAid’s campaign. Everyone everywhere should have safe water and sanitation – they are the most fundamentals in life. We can all help make this a reality by supporting WaterAid’s ‘Pump up the Volume’ campaign.
“Designing the nails is a bit of fun to get people involved – especially the men! I’m hoping to see lots of ‘Oh no I love you’ nails there and people showing their support.”
Tim's nails (Dean Chalkley for WaterAid)Currently over 750 million live without access to safe water and around 2.5 billion people live without access to sanitation.
To sign up to the campaign visit: www.wateraid.org/pumpupthevolume