We have decided to raise funds in order to sponsor a water project through Charity: Water
703 million people in the world live without clean water. That’s nearly 1 in 10 people worldwide. Or, twice the population of the United States. The majority live in isolated rural areas and spend hours every day walking to collect water for their family.
Not only does walking for water keep children out of school or take up time that parents could be using to earn money, but the water often carries diseases that can make everyone sick. But access to clean water means education, income and health - especially for women and kids.
Diseases from dirty water kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.
Children under-five are on average more than 20 times more likely to die from illnesses linked to unsafe water and bad sanitation than from conflict.
Every day, women and girls around the world spend an estimated 200 million hours collecting water.
Access to clean water gives communities more time to grow food, earn an income, and go to school -- all of which fight poverty.
Clean water helps keep kids in school, especially girls. Less time collecting water means more time in class. Clean water and proper toilets at school means teenage girls don’t have to stay home for a week out of every month.
Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 8 out of 10 households with water off premises.
When a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back. They start businesses, improve their homes, and take charge of their own futures.
