Why Water - Aquaheru Foundation



Just $50 can provide clean water for 100 children for over 5 years. That means less than $1 to provide access to clean safe drinking water.


> Nearly 1 Billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water and sanitation.


> Around 700,000 children die every year water-related diseases. That’s almost 2,000 children a day.


> Thousands of children drop out of school every year to meet water needs for their family.

> Diarrhea, caused by dirty waters, kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined.

> Children in poor environments often carry 1,000 parasitic worms in their bodies at any given time.




> Women and children walk 3 hours a day to collect water.

> Women must walk 3 hours a day carrying a 40lb can to collect water.  This is the same weight as two car tires.


> Every day 2,000 children in the developing world die from preventable water-related diseases.

> 443 Million school days are lost each year due to water-related illness.



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