- Health—Contaminated water and poor sanitation are a factor in 88 percent of all disease in the developing world.
- Food production—Without water, crops and livestock die and healthy meals cannot be prepared.
- Economics—Poor health from unclean water causes a community’s productivity to suffer and family incomes to dwindle.
- Education—Where water is scarce, it is unlikely for schools to be built or teachers to move to the communities. And because children must spend hours fetching water, they are unable to attend school.
How can you help?
Get knowledgeable!
Visit some of the sites I have listed here, or browse the net for more information. There are books on Amazon.com that can help. The more your learn about this problem, the better you'll be prepared to help it go away.
Get the word out!
Tell your friends, family, coworkers. Send them this link. Once you add the group on your social network, communicate it with others. The more people involved the faster we can solve this problem.
Get Involved!
Do something - anything - to lend a hand. Contact an org with just words of encouragement. Or make a donation to their work. Or see if there's an opportunity for you to lend a hand. You'll be surprised how much they'll appreciate it - and how much better you'll feel about yourself.
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David - I saw your post today on LinkedIn and then went to your blog. Good stuff. I'm on the team at an organizaiton called World Neighbors -- www.wn.org. As an international development organization working in some of the poorest, most remote parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, we know that water truly equals life. Access to clean water is a central issue for all of the communities with whom we work in 17 countries.
Check out the acclaimed documentary, FLOW, about the global water crisis. World Neighbors -- www.wn.org -- has partnered with the film at several screenings around the country. For more info about the film go to www.flowthefilm.com.
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