1.KEY FACT (TOPIC)

n, safe drinking water is scarce. Today, nearly 1 billion people in the developing world don’t have access to it. Yet, we take it for granted. Water is the foundation of life. And still today, all around the world, far too many people spend their entire day searching for it.

1 Billion people do not have access to water

Almost one-fifth of the world’s population, live in areas of water scarcity

2.4 billion, 1 in 3, lack access to a toilet.

In developing countries, 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions.

Every 90 seconds a child dies

Water-borne diseases kill more children under five than malaria, measles, & HIV/AIDS – combined.

Women walk 6 hours every day to get water

Women walk 8 miles,  40,000 steps, every day, just to get water that is making them sick.

2 billion drink faeces contaminated water

3.4 million deaths a year from water diseases, making it leading cause of death in world

443 million school days are lost each year

Illnesses due to contaminated water are one of the major causes of absenteeism in schools

Charity Water: Providing Clean Water

One billion people in the developing world don’t have access to it. Yet, we take it for granted. Water is the foundation of life, but still all around the world, far too many people spend their entire day searching for it. In places like Africa, time lost gathering water and suffering from water-borne diseases is limiting people’s potential. Education is lost to sickness. Economic development is lost while people merely try to survive. Access to clean drinking water and sanitation is closely linked to children’s education. Many children experience a decrease in their learning potential, which in turn leads to stunted development, lower concentration and poor academic performance.

Water scarcity can mean scarcity in availability due to physical shortage, or scarcity in access due to the failure of institutions to ensure a regular supply or due to a lack of adequate infrastructure. Water scarcity already affects every continent. Water use has been growing globally at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, and an increasing number of regions are reaching the limit at which water services can be sustainably delivered, especially in arid regions. Nearly half the global population are already living in potential waterscarce areas at least one a month per year and this could increase to some 4.8–5.7 billion in 2050. Give water and saves today.

Give The Gift Of Clean Water

 Unity Lanka is on the ground in country around the Sri Lank providing remote villages and vulnerable communities with access to clean safe drinking water. Your donations are making a real difference and changing lives. Thank you!