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Charity: Water


Water crisis has been an issue for a very long time, but we just ignore it since we had a lot of water supplies at our home right?
But do you know that:

  1. 1. 884 million people in the world lack access to safe water supplies.
  2. 2. 3.5 million people die each year from water-related disease.
  3. 3. Almost 2 in 3 people who need safe drinking water survive on less than $2 a day.
  4. 4. In many developing countries, women and girls walk on average over 3.5 miles each day to fetch water. Women often spend more than 15 hours per week gathering water.
  5. 5. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease.

  7. 6. Diarrhea is the second leading cause of child death in the world today, and the top cause of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. This diarrhea is caused by poor sanitation, hygiene, or dirty drinking water.

  9. 7. More than 1/2 of all primary schools in developing countries don't have adequate water facilities and nearly 2/3 lack adequate sanitation.

  11. 8. Clean water is one aspect of improving sustainable food production in order to reduce poverty and hunger.

  13. 9. More than 80% of sewage in developing countries is discharged untreated, polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas.

  15. 10. By 2025, the proportion of the world’s population living in water-stressed countries is set to increase by 2/3.

  17. 11. Every $1 spent on water and sanitation generates $8 as a result of saved time, increased productivity and reduced health care costs.
  18. source: https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-water-developing-world


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cheers,
albertatheofila

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