Water & Sanitation

More than 340,000 children under the age of five die annually from diarrheal diseases due to poor sanitation, poor hygiene, or unsafe drinking water. Many young girls forgo an education, instead walking hours upon hours to their nearest water source, likely one that will make them sick. Access to clean, safe drinking water can mean children can spend less time walking and more time in the classroom. Clean water means less spreading of infectious diseases and mothers can spend more time growing food and earning an income.

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Access to clean water and basic sanitation can save around 16,000 people each and every week
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Diseases from dirty water kill around 832,000 people each and every year, 43% of those are children under the age of five.

How can the problem be solved?

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Sources

  1. World Health Organization and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP). (2015) Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2015 Update and MDG Assessment.
  2. United States Census Bureau Estimates. (2015). United States and World Population Clock.