The Facts
“The water the poor do get is often contaminated, spreading diseases that kill people or leave them unable to work. The UNDP estimates that nearly half of all people in developing countries at any one time are suffering from an illness caused by bad water or sanitation…”
“Globally, unsafe water is the number one cause of death for children aged
5-14.”
- Source: IHM, Global Burden of Disease (GBD), 2016
1 Hour
“Many walk at least an hour round trip to receive water and need to fetch water a couple times a day.”
443m
“The UNDP estimates that 443m school days are missed each year [due to illness from unclean water].”
2k/day
Dirty Water kills 2,000 children a day.
“About 88% of diarrhea-associated deaths are attributable to unsafe water, inadequate sanitation, and insufficient hygiene.”
“In Africa, there are approximately 345 million without access to safe drinking water.”
“Many sub-Saharan Africans get less than 20 liters of water a day and two-thirds have no proper toilets. By contrast, Americans use, on average, 600 liters a day.”
“A 20 Liter container weighs 20 kilos (just under 45lbs.)”