Behind the apparent splendor, big cities also have to face increasingly serious pollution crisis. From 2018, in order to raise the awareness of urban water pollution problem, HandsOn Shanghai started carrying on River Watching program. By observing and testing polluted waters, conducting public surveys on treatment effectiveness, and building effective multi-party dialogue mechanism between governments, social organizations and the public, we try to improve the treatment of urban polluted waters.
In 2019, we organized individuals, students and corporate volunteers to carry out River Watching activities in Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou.