1.8 million children die each year from diseases caused by lack of access to clean water.
At any given time, half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease.
Slum-dwellers pay 5 to 10 times more for a liter of water than upper-class residents of the same city.
Millions of women and children spend hours each day collecting water from polluted sources - hours children could be spending in school.
This week is World Water Week. Please learn more about the global water crisis at the UN, at water.org or one.org, at Catholic Relief Services, or at Living Water International.
You can help by spreading the word to your family and friends.
You can also cut back on your water use in solidarity with those who are without.
And you can donate to one of the organizations above, who are working to bring safe access to clean water to all.
How many times do you turn on the tap each day?
Have you ever been without clean water?
Fact 1: Catholic Relief Services http://orb.crs.org/assets/World%20Awareness%20Quiz.pdf
Facts 2-4: Water.org http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/facts/
3 comments:
nice post. national geographic's current issue is about water. fascinating stuff.
Yes, I heard! I can't wait for it to come!
provoking.
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