world water crisis
3.4 milion people die each year from a water related disease
diarrhea problems
diarrhea is the second leading cause of death among children under five in the world.Around 1.5 million deaths each year - nearly one in five - are casued by diarrhea. it kills more children then malaria, AIDS and measles combined . it is estimated that in the 1980s a child died from diarrhea every 6 seconds.
dirty water
An American taking a five minute shower uses more water then the average person in a developing country slum uses for an intire day. over 2.5x more people lack in water than live in the united states.780 million people lack access to an improved water source, approximately one in nine people. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills children at a rate of a jumbo jet crashing every 4 hours.
Poor buildings and no floor under the roofs.
African village looking hot and tired.
This is a well in a village of Africa.
facts
- Technology exists to eradicate such suffering, but past efforts have failed to achieve sustainable results