Wednesday March 10 , 2010

You Need To Know...

  1. Every 15 seconds, a child dies from water-related diseases.
        
  2. Every day 4,500 children die from water-related diseases.
        
  3. 1.8 million children die each year from diarrhea, generally from drinking contaminated water                                                
                    
    Children Carrying Water
  4. Water-related diseases are the leading cause of death for children under age 5.
        
  5. Half of all the world’s hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from a water-related disease.
        
  6. Close to half of all people in developing countries are suffering from health problems caused by water and sanitation deficits.
        
  7. Contaminated water and lack of sanitation claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.
        
  8. 1.1 billion people lack access to any clean water supply - 1/6 of all the people on earth.
        
  9. Each person needs 4 to 5 gallons of water per day to survive.
        
  10. The average American individual uses 80 to 100 gallons of water at home each day.
        
  11. The average African family uses 5 gallons of water at home each day.
        
  12. Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources.
        
  13. Two thirds of all families lacking access to clean water live on less $2 a day.
        
  14. Every $1 spent on water and sanitation creates a savings of $8 in other costs and increased productivity.
        
  15. No other service has greater impact upon families and nations than providing safe drinking water and the proper disposal of human waste.

The Mission

Clean Water For The World is a nonprofit 501c3 organization providing simple adaptable water purification systems at no charge to communities without access to clean drinking water. Will you help?

The Need

Children carrying water
Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-borne disease. 4,500 children die every day because they do not have access to clean drinking water. Will you help?

The Solution

Clean Water SystemThis simple self-contained system sterilizes water borne pathogens, providing safe drinking water for an entire village. Will you help?