Why does WTN focus on providing clean water?
Water is Life! Over a billion people in the world do not have access to safe, drinkable water. Many women and children in rural areas in Asia and Africa spend hours each day walking great distances to collect water from unprotected sources such as muddy pools or polluted streams. Diarrhoeal diseases caused by polluted water and poor sanitation, such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery, are common across the developing world – killing 5,000 children every day. People suffering from these diseases, or caring for children who are ill from them, are often unable to work to earn money, yet face large medical bills. This creates a spiral of debt and increased susceptibility to disease for the family, and further reduces the resources available for good nutrition. Once communities have access to safe drinking water and effective sanitation, they can escape the water and sanitation poverty trap. Freed up from hours of water collection and the problems of water-related disease, communities are be
Water is Life! Over a billion people in the world do not have access to safe, drinkable water. Many women and children in rural areas in Asia and Africa spend hours each day walking great distances to collect water from unprotected sources such as muddy pools or polluted streams. Diarrhoeal diseases caused by polluted water and poor sanitation, such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery, are common across the developing world – killing 5,000 children every day. People suffering from these diseases, or caring for children who are ill from them, are often unable to work to earn money, yet face large medical bills. This creates a spiral of debt and increased susceptibility to disease for the family, and further reduces the resources available for good nutrition. Once communities have access to effective sanitation and safe drinking water, they can escape the sanitation and water poverty trap. Freed up from hours of water collection and the problems of water-related disease, communities are be
