Right now, 1.1 billion people on the planet don’t have access to safe, clean drinking water. That’s one in six of us.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to fetch water that is likely to make them sick. Those hours are crucial, preventing many from working or attending school. Additionally, collecting water puts them at greater risk of sexual harassment and assault. Children are especially vulnerable to the consequences of unsafe water. Of the 42,000 deaths that occur every week from unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under 5 years old.
Many communities in developing nations often have a plentiful supply of clean water just below the ground, but no way to get to it.
charity: water is a non profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing nations. They give 100% of the money raised to direct project costs, funding sustainable clean water solutions in areas of greatest need. Just $20 can give one person in a developing nation clean water for 20 years.
How can you get involved?
DONATE – $2o can give a person in Africa clean, safe drinking water for 20 years. 100% goes to direct project costs.
Contact www.charitywater.org
FUNDRAISE FOR A WELL – charity:water are currently building a fundraising application to include an extensive set of tools to help you in your fundraising campaigns.
VOLUNTEER – Answer a few questions and sign up to become a charity:water volunteer
GET YOUR SCHOOL INVOLVED - Help a school in need. Bring the charity: water initiative to your campus and help raise awareness about the water crisis facing kids just like you.
Source: www.charitywater.org
